Independent Online5d
Uprooting Cape Region’s thirsty pine trees to avert water crisis
The Cape Region in South Africa is staring at such a crisis brought about by invasive pine trees, which are replacing ... The time for action is now – let us ensure that our rivers continue ...
National Geographic news6d
What we can learn from trees
Every tree tells a story, but some are beyond eloquent ... Today the elm is more than 40 feet high, with a 60-foot-wide crown. By November, most of its gilded leaves have fallen.
Westmeath Independent3d
Portlick area of Athlone badly affected by storm with ‘over 40 trees’ felled
A road closure sign in Portlick after Storm Eowyn. John Butler, the former Athlone councillor and secretary of the Portlick Scout Campsite committee, estimated that more than 40 trees had come down in ...