Forest Bytes - December, 2004

SUNY students and Cornell Cooperative Extension leaders plant trees around Syracuse as part of Sen. Hillary Clinton's Urban Forestry Initiative.

As part of its 100th anniversary celebration, grocery story H-E-B is funding an environmental education program for Texas teachers, including this group from Austin.

Holiday ornaments made from leaves of the fallen Wye Oak are among the items offered by Nature's Creation that will benefit American Forests' Global ReLeaf tree planting.

Thousands of seeds and seedlings with ties to American history were lost when a hurricane-fueled tornado hit American Forests' Historic Tree Nursery in Jacksonville, Florida.

Don't forget to reserve your spot on the Queen Mary 2 (May 28-June 8, 2005), to see this and other exquisite British gardens, as well as palaces and castles!

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

More Trees in Syracuse
Syracuse is 100 trees richer thanks to a planting in late October by students from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and crew leaders from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County.
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Tree-Savvy Teachers in Texas
exas teachers of grades 6 through 8 are taking part in a special environmental education program this fall as part of the grocery store H-E-B’s celebration of its 100th anniversary.
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Online Trees for the Holidays
This year, give a gift that saves energy, cleans air and water, and houses wildlife. American Forests’ Global ReLeaf Forests trees are planted in projects to repair ecosystems damaged by wildfire or insects or to restore native forests.
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Historic Holiday Ornaments
People buying holiday ornaments made from the preserved leaves of the fallen Wye Oak will benefit both American Forests and Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources.
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W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G?

Earth Share
You can put your workplace-giving dollars to work for trees when you donate to American Forests through Earth Share, a nationwide network of the most respected environmental and conservation organizations.
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Urban Forests: Vital
Urban forests are important for more than just park benches and property values; in fact, they’re vital for a community’s health, enjoyment, and economic well-being. The 2005 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems will show how to reconnect people to their city’s natural resources.
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Time for New Thinking About Trees
Forest management in this country and around the world has focused more on the timber that could be produced or the potential value of the land if cleared than it has on the other services forests produce.
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Historic Tree Nursery Takes a Hit
A treasure trove of tree seeds representing some of the most important events in American history were destroyed when tornadoes ripped through Jacksonville, Florida, in the wake of September’s Hurricane Frances.
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Around the World of Trees
What is being billed as one of the biggest environmental meetings ever is being held in Thailand this month as more than 5,000 scientists, conservationists, and politicians discuss how to save species and ecosystems that seem headed for extinction.
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