- Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar | Geophysical Institute
The Klukwan giant holds the national record for black cottonwood diameter Its nearest rival, a tree near Salem, Oregon, does hold the national height record The Klukwan giant belies the belief that trees tend to get smaller the farther north one goes Both balsam poplar and cottonwood have value for fuel wood, pulp and lumber
- Lake Management Conservation - Bengaluru Sustainability Forum
Community-driven initiatives, such as citizen-led lake cleaning drives, tree planting campaigns, and educational programs, contribute to building a sense of ownership and responsibility among the residents
- Tamarack -- Not A Dead Spruce | Geophysical Institute
It is not possible to foretell if tamarack may some day become a commercial crop, but one thing is certain: the "spruce that dies" each fall has some unique qualities that make it a desirable tree for ornamental, subsistence and commercial uses in interior Alaska
- BIODIVERSITY - Bengaluru Sustainability Forum
Bengaluru Sustainability Forum The Bengaluru Sustainability Forum (BSF) is an inter-institutional collaborative initiative to address issues relating to long-term sustainability of urban and peri-urban landscapes - focusing on public goods, including water, air and soil, amongst others The primary objective of the forum, which comprises both academic institutions and practitioners, is to
- The Kodiak Treeline | Geophysical Institute
Spruce trees planted on the islands by the Russians in 1805 are doing just fine and reseeding themselves naturally, although the total tree population hardly amounts to a forest In recent years, trees have been planted at military bases along the chain, and the State is now shipping out seedlings for reforestation projects all over Alaska
- Microsoft Word - SutthaMuttha_InterimReport_July2022. docx
The content for this has been put together primarily by the teachers at the Fig Tree Learning Centre Seasons: We created a series of bingo sheets on summer, monsoon, winter and spring to encourage students and teachers to take a walk in their neighbourhood, look out of their windows and notice what changes around them as seasons change
- Burls and Human Cancer | Geophysical Institute
Photograph of a section cut from a tree with 5 burls that simultaneously grew at the same level on the tree Annual growth rings can be followed around the tree trunk at center and into each of the burls The rings show that the growth of burls began when the tree was about 40 years old This tree was cut on a north slope near timberline by Jim Moore of Fairbanks
- City Biodiversity Index – Bangaluru
A variety of exotic tree species are also commonly observed around the city of Bengaluru, these are: Delonix regia, Enterolobium saman, Parkia biglandulosa, Peltophorum pterocarpum, Spathodea companulata, Tabebuia spectabilisand Polyalthia longifolia
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