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Airing out the lawn
Should I core-aerate my lawn? — Tom Jenkins, Wheeling Core aeration — removing plugs of turf to create many small holes throughout the lawn — is a good practice to include in your maintenance program. Core aeration with proper...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Tribune
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Greener state, greener city
The recent passage and signing of landmark forest legislation will help protect the health and well-being of all Marylanders for generations to come. Maryland has made a commitment to "no net loss" of our state's forests — both urban and rural...
Tags: Mental Health, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Martin O'Malley, Forestry and Timber
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Harsh appointed to Young Farmers Advisory Board
Matt Harsh, co-owner and operator of Chesley Vegetable Farms, a 45-acre fruit and vegetable farm in Washington County, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley as one of five new members of the Young Farmers Advisory Board. The board is...Tags: Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Conservation
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Milbank FFA Food Science advances to nationals
The Milbank FFA Chapter attended the 85th South Dakota FFA Convention, April 14-16, FFA members were recognized for their achievements and the Food Science Career Development team, Natural Resources team, Floriculture team and Veterinary Science Team...Tags: Agriculture, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Agricultural Research and Technology, Consumer Goods Industries
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Students help plant trees for Arbor Day
About 20 High Point Elementary School students listened closely to Orland Park arborist John Rothenberger Friday as he explained the delicateness of transplanting a tree. "This three-inch tree is going to require three years of attention, of care," he...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Natural Resource Industry
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Arlington Heights shares cost of battling ash borer
Residents who treated more than 1,800 ash trees in parkways in Arlington Heights for the deadly emerald ash borer beetle have been reimbursed a total of at least $90,000, but it's estimated that another 12,000 ash trees remain untreated. "It is very...
Tags: Greenbrier, Natural Resource Industry, Arlington Heights, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology
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Help for avocado trees: How to boost health and improve harvests
This week our SoCal Garden Clinic turns to problematic avocado trees: Question from reader Steven Klein of Malibu: In November 2011, I planted a 3-gallon Lamb Hass avocado tree on a slope with full sun about 90% of the day. Despite my ineptitude,...
Tags: Agriculture, Hospitals and Clinics, Tree Pruning
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Why you need to know Tyler Diehl
What he does: Tyler Diehl oversees the design, planting and maintenance of 22 acres of lush gardens in Monkton. The Ladew property, which is 250 acres in total, includes a nature walk and 15 “garden rooms,” each with its own theme. While...
Tags: The Getty, Washington, DC
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Ag Calendar - April 16
4-H Annual Calf Sale — The 38th annual Franklin County (Pa.) 4-H Calf Sale will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland Valley Antique Engine Show Grounds in Chambersburg, Pa., at 7 p.m. Twenty-five lots of calves and embryo packages will be...Tags: E. coli Infection, The Pennsylvania State University, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (movie), Trips and Vacations, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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PPL tree cutting is electrifying, but there's a good motive
When it comes to a choice between forestry industry profits and bats, it makes sense to go with the bats. That was my position just 11 days ago, while discussing the "white-nose syndrome" that has wiped out millions of hibernating bats in the eastern...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricanes, Natural Resource Industry, Monroe County (Pennsylvania), Forestry and Timber
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Passed out on the flora: Meet the 'Drunken Botanist' at Books and Books
Amy Stewart's recipe for a classic margarita includes three parts agave tequilana, one part citrus aurantifolia and one part beta vulgaris mixed with citrus aurantium. That's how the author labels tequila, lime juice and the flavors in orange liqueurs...
Tags: Coral Gables, Authors
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Ag Calendar - April 9
Native Plants Program On Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m, the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association is sponsoring a “Native Plants” program at Spring Haven Nurseries in Newburg, Pa. Spring Haven Nurseries specializes in native woodland plants...Tags: Newburg, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Science and Technology
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