but the Sherwood forest is a real place and the real forest needs help too. On average one veteran oak per year would fall; this year seven have come down and the rate seems to be accelerating, said Izi Banton, the forest's chief ranger. The forest is beloved for its connection to Robin Hood, the legendary 13th century bandit who supposedly hid there from his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham, in between stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Experts say urgent action is needed to...

If the air seems just a little bit cleaner this morning, thank the hundreds of volunteers who spent Saturday planting more than 500 trees across the City of Buffalo. Added Art Traver, the urban forest manager who is serving as a consultant to the city: If planted right, you have some trees here that will be around for hundreds of years. In all, about 70 different species of trees are being planted. The girls, along with 28 neighborhood block clubs and other community organizations, took to...

Cardinal Greenway tree planting honors cancer spokesman. today along Cardinal Greenway in honor of Mary Knipp, a spokesman for cancer awareness and an avid bicyclist. This article does not have any comments associated with it. The tree planting will be at the Losantville trail head. A resident of Modoc, Knipp was active with several local, state and national cancer survivor organizations, including Young Survivor Coalition and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She lobbied Congress...

Corey Wong, Forest Service spokesman, said the agency has collected information on the 3,000-square foot building and decided it didn't qualify for historic preservation. It is made of brick and solid timber beams. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Forest Service to sell historic warehouse built in Denver in 1936. Forest Service is up for auction. Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond said bids for the historic building will start at $70,000. Copyright...

Hundreds of thousands of moringa tree seedlings have been planted for nutritional and medicinal purposes in a massive five-day campaign that covered three districts. The project will benefit WFP-supported hospitals with therapeutic feeding centres, schools, refugee camps, people living with HIV/Aids and beneficiaries of food-for-work projects. Six months after planting, families and institutions will be able to use the leaves, fruit, flowers, bark, seeds and gum of the Moringa trees for...