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5:24 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

The Man Who Planted Trees

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Holmboe Conifer Forest, Wisconsin State Natural Area #79
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Montane forest on the western side of the Terelj national park.
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Once upon a time, among the iconic scenes of the West were mountains covered with green, fragrant pine trees.  Nowadays, you’re more likely to see entire forests of  brown.   That’s because since 1997 more than 41.7 million acres have suffered partial or total death of conifer trees.

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Environment
5:29 pm
Thu June 7, 2012

Loose Park Dodges Rose Disease

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Rose at Loose Park.
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A virus has been ravaging roses around the Kansas City area, according to a recent news report.  The disease, rose rosette, has been around for decades but has become more of a problem lately, agriculture officials in Johnson and Jackson recently told the Kansas City Star. 

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Urban Landscape
6:45 pm
Tue May 1, 2012

Kansas City Losing Thousands Of Trees A Year

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New tree in Oak Meyer Gardens Neighborhood
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Freshly planted tree on Meyer Blvd
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Donated new tree for pilot program in Brookside
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New planting near Oak and Rockhill
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Volunteer Jim Roddy in front yard with his family
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Volunteer Jim Roddy shows the markings where a new tree will be
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Gaps on the street where trees used to be
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By Carrie Coogan

If you spent some time outside in the Brookside or Waldo area of town this weekend, chances are you saw people planting trees.  They are trying to replace thousands of trees that are disappearing from our neighborhoods.

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