Trees

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Rescue Missions

Quests to Save a Tree... and a Country

Italian primatologist Andrea Camperio Ciani says macaques are "scapegoats" for other thigns that are damaging the forest: cutting; overgrazing; and charcoal production.

Monkey in the Middle

Blamed for destroying one of North Africa's most important forests, Morocco's Barbary macaques struggle to survive

Calhoun tends some 450 apple varieties, more than four times the number commercially cultivated in this country.

Apples of Your Eye

Fruit sleuths and nursery owners are fighting to save our nation's apple heritage...before it's too late

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Palm Plight

Assaulted by myriad threats to their survival, palm species around the world face the likelihood of extinction

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New Light on Diversity

Holes in the canopy mean opportunity for new trees, but only if they are already waiting in the wings

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Racing to Revive Our Embattled Elms

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Tree Houses Take a Bough

It used to be kid stuff, but these days more and more adults are building in trees to get high

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To Be a Champion, a Tree Must Measure Up to High Standards

If it is tall, wide and thick enough, it might qualify for listing on the National Register of Big Trees--but first someone has to find it

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Houses Built to Move the Spirit—and Save Trees

The innovative dwellings designed by Seattle architect James Cutler are rooted in the wooded contours of the land they complement

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The Deep-Sea Floor Rivals Rain Forests in Diversity of Life

Blue luminescence and marine snow define a world where millions of species of worms and other invertebrates live out their lives

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