trees
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PublishedAugust 15, 2024
Maine Street tree removal sparks outcry amid Brunswick sidewalk overhaul
Crews removed a mature tree along Maine Street in Brunswick on Tuesday, sparking an outcry against tree-chopping in the midst of the town's sidewalk project. Now some residents are wondering what can be done to preserve what's left.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
Thornton Academy campus gets a little greener
In an effort to reforest the campus, Thornton Academy will be planting indigenous trees throughout the grounds.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
Vulnerable Maine forests get boost against nonnative insects with pest predictor tool
A University of Maine researcher has led the effort to create a tool that may predict the next species to become a pest before it arrives in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2024
Why plant American chestnut seedlings that are almost certainly doomed?
The answer lies in genetics and a dogged quest for immunity from blight.
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PublishedJune 8, 2024
Facing the devastation of its ash trees, Portland aims to diversify tree species
The emerald ash borer is likely to kill 500 of the city's 600 ash trees in 5 years. While the city is working to cut them down to stop the spread, it is planting a variety of new trees to prevent another mass wipeout.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Waterville to launch program to help maintain, replenish neighborhood street trees
A task force is expected to inventory existing trees on streets in city neighborhoods and work to maintain and replenish those that have been lost, including elm trees, which were ravaged in the 1950s and 1960s by Dutch elm disease.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Local arborist Dana DiRenzo has recommendations for summer tree care
RiRenzo, who focuses on South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, has advice for providing trees for pollinators.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Intertidal: Trees play an important role in the marine food chain
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Your Land: Finding ‘commons’ ground
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine's flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
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