Stories Tagged as
Trees
Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 18, 2018
After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.
Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 18, 2018
After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.
Inside New York City's 24-hour Christmas tree stands
by
Ryan Kailath
Dec 22, 2017
A few days before Christmas, our reporter sets out to find a tree for the office.
In Nebraska, historic shelterbelts are making way for more crops
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 28, 2017
The strips of trees once protected farmers from Dust Bowl storms. Reporter Carson Vaughan wrote about them.
Savannah woodworkers find new uses for trees downed by Hurricane Matthew
Jan 5, 2017
Locals are trying to save some of Savannah's beautiful old trees from the woodchipper
Preparing for El Niño's storms in Los Angeles
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 28, 2015
Southern Californians are worrying about flooding, mudslides and their trees
Here's a plan: plant trees, mine coal
by
Scott Tong
Oct 7, 2015
As coal mines in the U.S. close, an entrepreneur has a plan to pair mines with carbon sinks.
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Putting a dollar value on that tree in your yard
Apr 26, 2013
Yes, it's Arbor Day again. Don't hug a tree, plant one. Or, calculate the value of what a tree is doing for the environment.
British ash trees threatened by fungus from Denmark
Dec 4, 2012
The disease could wipe out a third of Britain's forest, and landowners and tree growers could lose tens of millions.
A new way to measure income inequality
by
Jeff Horwich
Sep 20, 2012
Environmental writer Tim De Chant says gauging income inequality is as simple as looking at a neighborhood's trees.