Hot stuff. (News from the World of Trees).. (News from the World of Trees) Prescribed burns, the build-up build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. of small-diameter trees, drought conditions "Drought Conditions" is episode 126 of The West Wing. Plot Senator Rafferty, a new presidential candidate garnered much media attention with a ground-breaking speech about health care. , the role of communities in wildfire prevention, and planting trees for environmental restoration are just some of the topics you'll find at www.wildfirereleaf.org, a recently posted subsection of AMERICAN FORESTS' website (www.americanforests.org). Wildfirereleaf.org offers more than a dozen colorful and informative pages about Wildfire ReLeaf, AMERICAN FORESTS' international tree planting, education, and action campaign. The Internet pages help people understand the role wildfire plays in forest ecosystems, how the threat of catastrophic wildfire can be reduced, and how individuals, corporations, and others can help restore areas scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. by intense wildfires. This spring it will also bring stories from communities learning to live with--and deal with--the threat of wildfire. In April, AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens will join national and regional partners to show reporters another side of the fire story: the community-based side. The southwest Colorado field tour will demonstrate the complexity of the wildfire issue, the growing need for risk management, and the need to involve communities in developing long-term solutions, Look for more information about the communities the tour will showcase on AMERICAN FORESTS' website, www.americanforests.org. AMERICAN FORESTS' Wildfire ReLeaf ecosystem restoration Humans depend greatly on ecosystem services. These services vary greatly and include such things as erosion control, water and air purification, food, recreation, a list that could go on endlessly. program supports communities and agencies' efforts to plant trees in areas that might otherwise need years to regenerate re·gen·er·ate v. re·gen·er·at·ed, re·gen·er·at·ing, re·gen·er·ates v.tr. 1. To reform spiritually or morally. 2. To form, construct, or create anew, especially in an improved state. . High priority areas include stream banks and hillsides. Both areas are susceptible to erosion damage when trees are lost. Because the U.S. Forest Service, a Wildfire ReLeaf partner, matches donations tree-for-tree, each donation to Wildfire ReLeaf provides a double benefit to the environment and woods dwellers such as the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 20-22 cm long, with a wingspan of about 35 cm. Its back is barred with black and white horizontal stripes. . In 2002, more than a million trees will be planted at wildfire sites. Learn more about Wildfire ReLeaf by visiting www.wildfirereleaf.org. ForestBytes, AMERICAN FORESTS' free monthly e-mail newsletter, provides updates about this and other programs by the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization. Sign up at www.americanforests.org. |
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