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Did you know there’s a historical marker that honors a tree in Salt Lake City?
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Most of us have a bucket list of things we want to do before we die.
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Saknas det avsnitt?
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You’ve heard of counting tree rings: One ring for every year of the tree’s life.
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I bet you can identify these logos: the swoosh, the golden arches, the apple with a missing bite.
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Nearly 250 years ago, our country adopted the American bald eagle as our national bird, giving it a place on the Great Seal of our country.
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I recently visited some friends who built a lovely wooden home at the edge of a forest glade.
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My favorite Beatle is Ringo. As a tree-lover, I've long wondered which wood this famous drummer chose for his drumsticks and what other percussionists use.
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We know that when it comes to people, unassuming doesn’t mean uninteresting. The same holds true for trees.
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I'm the third of five kids, so I've always been the one in the middle.
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I’ve often been called a tree-hugger. But I know that getting anywhere near the poisonous Manchineel tree is a very bad idea.
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We’ve all seen beautiful pieces of wood crafted by sculptors into artistic shapes. But have you ever heard of arborsculpture?
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I think of sawdust as a by-product of woodworking, kind of a nuisance that I have to sweep up and dispose of after a session in the woodshop.
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The messiest laboratory I have ever seen is the prep room of the Center for Tree-Ring Science at Missouri University.
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I once worked as a surveyor for the U. S. Forest Service in southeast Alaska.
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Our country has over 150 million telephone poles — that's half a pole for every person!
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A few years ago, I decided to learn to how to skateboard, much to the embarrassment of my then-teenage children. They requested that I go to the skatepark in disguise to avoid being recognized by their friends.
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As an ecologist, I have shelves full of scientific and literary books on trees.
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Every year, my family takes an afternoon to drive out to the Tintic Mountains to choose our holiday tree.
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Given the biological purpose of mistletoe, it's pretty strange that this parasite is also a symbol of love.
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This is the time of year for the beautiful evergreen wreaths that we put on our doors and windows. But where does all of this holiday greenery come from?