- Help protect the health of forests for all, forever. 10/14/2016
- World’s 10 Oldest Living Trees – on Mother Nature Network Website. At 4,841 years old, this ancient bristlecone pine is the oldest known non-clonal organism on Earth. Located in the White Mountains of California, in Inyo National Forest, Methuselah’s exact location is kept a close secret in order to protect it from the public. 09/08/2016
- Designboom architecture design art technology shop. – on the grounds of the historic royal fort gardens in bristol, artist Katie Paterson and architects Zeller & Moye have realized a participatory, public artwork that relays stories of the planet’s history and evolution. ‘hollow’ is a meditative space made up of 10,000 unique tree species whose narratives span millions of years 08/04/2016
- Mountain Pine Beetles. University of Calgary researcher Mary Reid, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is studying the interaction between beetles and trees. She has found attacked trees are the ones with more defences because the pine beetles can smell them and detect them as as suitable breeding spots. Photos by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary. 08/02/2016
- How Trees Talk to Each Other. 07/28/2016
- Action Against Desertification project, to promote sustainable land management and restore drylands in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. 07/28/2016
- Forest and Climate Change. Scroll down the web page to see the next article. 07/28/2016
- Trees In Central Sudan Denuded. Scroll down the web page to see the next article. 07/28/2016
- Gypsy Moth Destruction in Northeast. 07/23/2016
- Ancient Oak Tree in Britain 07/19/2016
- American Forests Big Trees 04/11/2016
- The Disease That is Killing Native Hawaiian Trees 04/08/2016
- Interesting article on Morris Lake that mentions the IWCS. posted 05/29/2016 ~~~~~~~~~~
- Random Wood Art 04/06/2016
- Chestnut trees blooming again in ET. Stacy Clark, research forester with the U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Research Station, visits a planting site that tests for the survivability and growth rate of hybrid, blight-resistant chestnut trees in the wild Monday in the Cherokee National Forest. Six years ago the U.S. Forest Service planted 562 chestnut seedlings on this 1.5-acre plot to test how hybrid chestnuts bred for blight resistance fare in the wild. The project is at the forefront of research aimed at restoring the once-mighty chestnut tree to the Appalachian forest. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL). 03/30/2016
- Hardwood Bathtubs 01/15/2016
- Tallest American Chestnut Trees Found in Maine 01/07/2016
- Amazon battle over most valuable trees. 11/13/2015
- Science Lowers Shattering Risk at Home Plate. 10/02/2015
- A shot of Peter Gruenwoldt from Seattle’s Tree Cycle, working on a 100′ Elm. 09/27/2015
- How crews are protecting ancient giant sequoias from a California wildfire. 09/16/2015
- Tree Counter is Astonished By How Many Trees There Are. 09/03/2015
- What a tree sounds like when played on a record player. 07/28/2015
- Have a look at these Giant Sculptures from scrap wood. 07/12/2015
- Have a look at this old wooden 350-year-old Church of Peace in southwest Poland. Use your mouse and scroll button to look all the way round the Church. It’s incredible. 06/29/2015
- Stunning Photos of Africa’s Oldest Trees. For the past 15 years, fine arts photographer Beth Moon has taken pictures of really old trees. 06/26/2015
- Rebuild Old Growth Koa Trees in Hawaii posted 05/15/2015
- The Chainsaw Man posted 03/15/2015
- Recycled Tree Sculpture Gallery. posted 03/15/2015
- Jameson Cooperage – This is one of the last coopers in Ireland talking about his craft. Recorded at the Jameson distillery near Cork, Ireland.
- A New Idea In Wood Collecting – by Allan Schwindt.
- Lessons In Creativity – NPR Ed this year is celebrating great teachers and exploring issues around great teaching.
- The Red Pine Routine – The Japanese red pines at Shofuso are typically pruned in the fall. Even though there are only three red pines at the site, this can be a time consuming task.
- Old Tree Moves In Michigan For as many as 250 years, a bur oak has been growing on what is now the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The big tree stands in the way of an expansion of the Ross Business School.
- Trees With Character – Unusual trees.
- South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez creates life-sized scrap metal sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist. In his hands, old discarded farm equipment is recycled into sculptures of iconic creatures from the American West like a bison, a horse plowing a field, or a Texas Longhorn.
- Putting Tools In The Hands of 5 Year Olds – Construction Kids is a Brooklyn-based program offering building classes throughout the year for kids as young as 2 years old. It’s one a new and immensely popular wave of programs trying to shift kids away from computer screens toward actual, hands-on activities. Like building things from scratch.
- Trees – Trees are the oldest and the largest living things on earth. Some are weird, some extraordinary, some gorgeous, and some shaped by the human hand to fascinate and amuse.
- Old Money – Randall Rosenthal has a talent that can result in mind-bending illusions.
- Where Old Wrenches Go To Live On – He does it all by himself from a wheel chair.
- The Wood Man – and his incredible craft.
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