California Couple Bulldoze 36 Iconic Joshua Trees, Receive $18,000 Fine

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Source: Alyssa Lukpat, newyorktimes.com, July 04, 2021 The couple, live in nearby Riverside County, just north of Joshua Tree National Park. A California couple who mowed down 36 protected Joshua trees to clear their land for a new house have been fined $18,000, a punishment the authorities hope will discourage others from uprooting the iconic… Continue reading California Couple Bulldoze 36 Iconic Joshua Trees, Receive $18,000 Fine

The Untold Story

A photograph can capture am moment otherwise gone, portray a feeling or tell a story. The story can either be told by the photograph and the one who captured it or by the viewer taking away something from the image before them. That’s the beauty about art it brings different emotions to different people. For… Continue reading The Untold Story

Regina entrepreneurs create new tree banding system

Source: Katelyn Wilson, Global News, September 25, 2018  Every year the City of Regina along with residents band trees to protect them from pests, but one duo has reinvented the system and created a more eco-friendly and non-toxic alternative. Brendan Thibault and Joshua Bresciani are two Regina-based entrepreneurs behind the Tree Huggers’ responsible branding system. “Our… Continue reading Regina entrepreneurs create new tree banding system

Kindersley Aims to Plant 150 Trees for Canada’s 150th Birthday

Though “the weather outside is frightful”, Kindersley uses these months to plan ahead for the warm and sunny days of spring and summer. As a part of Canada’s 150th celebrations, Kindersley is partnering with the Government of Canada, Tree Canada, and Canadian National Railway (CN) to plant roughly 150 trees for visual, sound and windbreakers… Continue reading Kindersley Aims to Plant 150 Trees for Canada’s 150th Birthday

City of Regina monitors busy beavers bothering trees

Source: CBC News, October 10, 2017  Adult beavers are pushing their young out of the den It’s that time of year again, when adult beavers are pushing their young out of the den and out onto their own. The kits are looking for their own place to live for the winter. Now, the city of Regina is monitoring… Continue reading City of Regina monitors busy beavers bothering trees

Hippie grandma who’s lived in a tree house for 10 years told it has to come down

By The Global News Staff, September 12, 2016  A Miami woman is being told to move out of her tree house She’s lived in a tree house in Florida for the past 25  years, but now Shawnee Chasser is being told she has to move out and take it down. Chasser, a 65-year-old grandmother, moved… Continue reading Hippie grandma who’s lived in a tree house for 10 years told it has to come down

Calgary neighbourhood claims trees will encourage crime

By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, September 7, 2016  CALGARY – Protests over trees usually happen when they’re being cut down, but some Calgary residents are upset the city has planted saplings in a park across from their homes. Ian Burgess said some of his neighbours in the Brentwood neighbourhood near the University of Calgary… Continue reading Calgary neighbourhood claims trees will encourage crime

Tallest Tropical Tree Discovered In Malaysia

By Seeker.com, June 8, 2016  It’s familiar to some from a popular smartphone game If you’re familiar with Minecraft, you’ve know about Yellow Meranti trees, a towering species which players can grow in the game. But University of Cambridge researcher David Coomes and his colleagues did something even cooler. They found a real Yellow Meranti that’s the biggest… Continue reading Tallest Tropical Tree Discovered In Malaysia

SaskPower offering free tree seedlings for Environment Week

By CBC News, June 6, 2016  SaskPower’s Shand Greenhouse has cultivated more than 10 million shrubs, trees since ’92 People wanting to make the province even greener can turn to SaskPower this week. The Crown corporation is offering residents free green ash tree seedlings until June 11, while supplies last. It’s an annual initiative SaskPower… Continue reading SaskPower offering free tree seedlings for Environment Week

Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones

By Christopher Hooton, Independent.co.uk, April 7, 2016  The system could be a serious boost for the planet’s forests A drone start-up is going to counter industrial scale deforestation using industrial scale reforestation. BioCarbon Engineering wants to use drones for good, using the technology to seed up to one billion trees a year, all without having to… Continue reading Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones