When you want to plant a tree, look up and see if there s any power lines. Officials from city electric departments throughout Mini-Cassia warn residents who are considering planting trees on their property to avoid planting them where their branches can grow into power lines overhead. Ganoe said it is important for would-be tree planters to contact their local electric departments before planting because underground power lines can also be disturbed by trees roots. But letting trees grow...

Nichols Record Staff Writer July 01, 2007 6:00 AM PINECREST - Kathy Jackson, a second-grade teacher at Banta Elementary School near Tracy, is already the kind of teacher who does cool science projects - such as mail ordering larvae so her students can hatch butterflies. Nichols Record Staff Writer July 01, 2007 6:00 AM PINECREST - Kathy Jackson, a second-grade teacher at Banta Elementary School near Tracy, is already the kind of teacher who does cool science projects - such as mail...

Politicians pledge assistance to fire victims By Jean Christou and John Leonidou PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos and other politicians yesterday called the fire a tragedy and a catastrophe and focused on what would need to be done to help those who sustained damage to their property. Politicians pledge assistance to fire victims By Jean Christou and John Leonidou PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos and other politicians yesterday called the fire a tragedy and a catastrophe and focused on what...

In the past, Indonesia's neighbours have grown increasingly frustrated by the annual fires, most of which are deliberately lit by farmers or by timber and palm oil plantation companies to clear land for cultivation. Indonesia has lost 72 percent of its intact ancient forests, and half of what remains is threatened by logging, forest fires and clearances for palm oil plantations, Greenpeace said. An Indonesian weather agency official said fewer forest fires were expected this year because...

At the Hashawa Center, a border of native plants, called the butterfly garden, is tended by volunteers and showcases native plants anyone can cultivate. Beyond being attractive, native plants are good garden choices because many are drought resistant and noninvasive, require little maintenance, support native animals, and help filter pollutants that would otherwise pour into waterways and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay, according to Wederking. The Baltimore checkerspot butterfly,...