replacing old-growth forests with faster-growing young trees". A new study of young and old forests says how this is in fact not true. Loggers have said that new trees pull the carbon dioxide better than old trees‚ and this may seem true‚ but it is not. There is one point being overlooked from all of this. The older‚ larger trees can store much‚ much more carbon dioxide than a new tree could. By cutting and burning these magnificent seasoned trees‚ the CO2 is being released back into the atmosphere
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TODAY’s Class Topics 1) Why do humans like trees/forests? 2) Examples of 3 reasons why past global societies revered trees Respect for survival‚ Longevity Human values codified as behavior rules Traditional Science‚ Political‚ Culture‚ Religion – transmittal intergeneration knowledge of nature/society/rules of behavior 3) Today we revere pretty things & less past types of reverences 4) Global conflicts over resources/land due to how we revere or see nature: Conflicting values;
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Cory Clark s2 |Key vocabulary |Silviculture The profession of |Park vs. nature |First 2 U.S. National Parks? | | |growing trees |preserve A park is a |Yosemite Valley and | | |Clear-cutting when all the trees in |place the people can |Yellowstone | | |an area are cut down to be used for |enjoy and roam |
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Vermont giving people a very different view. Today almost eight percent of Vermont is forested. How did this happen? Vermont landscape has been drastically altered by human development. A hundred and fifty years ago Vermont mountains were stripped of trees‚ with only thirty percent of the state remaining forested. The people who settled Vermont believed that the ideal community consisted of small family farms. As a result‚ the forests were cleared to make room for them. These farms were not sustainable
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study We chose this study because we realized how much trees are chopped down to make paper and we realized that we should save more trees. To save more trees‚ we can use fruit peelings like the peelings of Lacatan and Saba to make handmade paper and if we use fruit peelings we do not just save trees but we also help reduce wastes. Statement of the Problem This study will compare Lacatan Banana (Musa acuminata) and Saba (Musa acuminate
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appearance had startled the people about the environmental dangers that the gypsy moth can cause. Pre-disposing of the pest by using pesticides of the eggs before the birth of millions of gypsy moths occur (Bobechko). After environmentalists monitored the trees for injury the idea of using pesticides and natural predators to manage the pest problem they saw a 25 percent decrease in population of the gypsy moths (Liebhold). Natural predators such as hawks and small birds play a part in decreasing the amount
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October 3‚ 2013 In summer 2013 wildfires have been a major problem all over the world. When you think of fires you probably think about all the negative effects‚ but did you know that in some cases fires can be good? A way that we can help forests is by using a controlled burn or selectively logging. That is how you use a fire positively. That will help the community and the ecosystem. One place I will talk about in specific is Utah. The first thing I will address is the positive effects that
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which means cutting only some trees ‚ while saving young trees and some healthy older trees to hold soil and provide seed for the future. Planting green space in smaller areas of trees in places where most trees have been cut down‚ or where the forest is completely gone‚ is a way to improve the soil‚ water‚ and air even in populated cities and towns. Last but not least you can support natural regrowth will help the forest by limiting the use of areas where too many trees have been
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A breeze fluttered through the cool and crisp night as my sisters group of friends were about to play manhunt‚ a favorite game of theirs. They had heard stories of how the trees would move in the night‚ but of course‚ it seemed so unrealistic‚ who would believe that? They had been busy with their activities for the past few days and were anxious to join their friends again‚ much too excited to believe some tall tale. This night Charlene‚ Andie‚ Everly‚ Rebel‚ and Lauren were going to meet at the
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negative aspects of human life. I feel that Larkin can be both a positive and negative poet. I find the poem "The Trees" to be one of Larkin’s optimistic poems. "The Trees" deals with the reflective descriptions of Larkin’s observation of trees. Despite its misleading superficial simplicity‚ the poem bears a deeper meaning underneath: the trees that are reborn every year ‘the trees are coming into leaf like something almost being said’ symbolize renewal and hope in the face of the humans who have
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