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K A T R I N A U P D A T E
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Tree Planting Fund Launched
At the request of tree groups affected by Hurricane Katrina, American Forests has launched a Katrina ReLeaf Fund to provide money for local communities to restore their tree canopy when conditions permit.
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Saving Downed Trees
American Forests, the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizen group, worked extensively with communities in south Florida in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Lessons learned from Andrew can help those now dealing with Katrina, says Nancy Masterson, who served as American Forests’ rep in Florida.
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Status of Champion Trees
Big trees are a hallmark of the South and there were many in that bayou region before Katrina came calling.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S
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eBay—Online for Trees
Take 3 minutes to help American Forests protect and restore forests. American Forests will receive $5 for every new registration with eBay from now through September 30.
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Conference Registration Open
The 2005 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems is open for electronic registration. Register by Sept. 30 to receive the early bird discount for the conference—Nature At Your Service—which will be Nov. 17-18 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Seed Collectors Wanted
American Forests’ Historic Tree Nursery is looking for volunteer seed collectors.
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Leaves in Art
The leaf is nature’s fragile creation and a source of power for all life. American Forests’ Historic Tree Nursery now offers notecards, bookmarks, and framed art of leaves hand picked from historic trees at Graceland, Mount Vernon, and Walden Woods, as well as a sycamore grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.
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W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G?
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Tribal Planting
In mountainous Idaho, American Forests is helping the Nez Perce Tribe restore forestland in Clearwater National Forest that burned in a 2003 wildfire. .
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Focus on: The Nez Perce
Idaho’s Nez Perce Tribe is known historically for its generosity toward Lewis and Clark and its current conservation efforts on behalf of the endangered gray wolf.
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Summer School
Three Kentucky high school students used American Forests’ CITYGreen technology to analyze area trees, make summer money, and potentially save their county money while changing the way it uses green space, reports The Courier-Journal of Louisville.
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Greenery Sells Homes
Tree planting accounts for a total community property value increase of $4 million, while planting a tree within 50 feet of a house can increase its real estate value by 9 percent, according to a Wharton School study.
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A Real Tree House
Imagine living inside a haven of intertwined branches and reading a book on a chair of bark. Wake up inside an insulated home, where firewood and fruit could be found without going outside.
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60 Feet of Cherries
At 60 feet tall and an estimated 150 years old, Oregon’s state champion black tartarian cherry (Prunus avium) is a stunner.
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Big Tree Hunt
Check American Forests’ website for the latest on its search for national champion trees.
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The Doctor is Back Online
Thanks to those who let us know there was a glitch in the address for asking questions of American Forests’ expert Tree Doctor. That’s cured now, and the Doctor is online at either Treedoc@amfor.org or Treedoctor@amfor.org.
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J O I N A M E R I C A N F O R E S T S
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Membership
Help American Forests grow a healthier world with trees and forests. Your $25 membership plants 25 trees in a forest degraded by human or natural causes like wildfire. You'll also get a full year's subscription to the award-winning American Forests magazine.
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