Carrying about 30 6-inch tall saplings on their bikes at a time, they did most of the planting on private property, because it's illegal to plant trees in nature preserves, Cash said. Traveling with just their bikes and whatever they could carry, the duo -- friends since elementary school -- planted 103 trees from coast to coast. After nearly three years of planning, research and saving, the bike enthusiasts decided to embark on their journey, which was entirely self-funded, after...

More details have been uncovered regarding the illegal brine discharge in the Allegheny National Forest that caused the destruction of about $25,000 in public timber. Civil restitution is also being pursued by the Forest Service for the timber damage and the costs of rehabilitating soils and regenerating timber. Charges include one count of illegal discharge of industrial wastewater, according to the press release. Featuring a high concentration of salt, brine is a waste product of the...

While most weathered the rainfall deficit with little damage, some are reporting record losses of trees that were ready for harvest, as well as seedlings planted in the spring. This month, tree farmer Stuart Ferguson should be stringing lights, tidying up walkways and preparing thousands of spruce, fir and pine trees for families looking to cut trees. Instead, the owner of Ferguson Tree Farm in Union is looking at the brown needles of dead fir trees and gaps in the lines of seedlings from...

Local residents and employees of the Yokohama Rubber Group and their families about 3,500 people will plant 30,000 trees that day. If forests are created around factories and similar facilities, they will, of course, absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Inquiries in advance are welcome from people in the community wishing to join in the planting and festivities. They will also contribute to their local communities in various other respects including safety, playing, for example,...

He recalled a story from 2005 that he said touched him deeply: Jim and Barbara Broach s grandchildren, James, then 4, and Kate, then 3, were so excited about their tree, declaring they were going to bring their grandchildren to see the tree they planted when they were little. Donors paid $150 per tree, and on Saturday they got to spread mulch around their trees and hang dedication tags on the branches. She and other children had trees planted in a grove in their honor with their names on...

If the highest financial losses in the recorded history of the forestry industry weren't enough, now insects are attacking fire-weakened and stressed trees, tree farmers and state forestry rangers told the Times-Union. Forestry officials are focusing on public education in hopes of having an easier wildfire season in 2008. Forestry rangers are laying out their fire prevention and forest protection strategies for the coming season. And, they added, the prolonged drought is fueling...