The giant Western Red Cedars are a member of the Cypress family, and some of these trees live for thousands of years. The trees’ longevity makes the Western Red Cedar forests a national treasure which cannot be replaced. These trees…
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Parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction, is the act of reproduction without using more than one source of genetic material. The natural world has many examples of parthenogenic species and relatively few that only reproduce sexually. The only known species that do…
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“A Study of the Southern Pine Beetle” The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB), Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman, is the number one killer of pine trees in the South. Across the South, from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas, pine trees…
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Tobacco is a native plant of North and South America that is in the same family as the potato and pepper. The plant grows from tiny seeds that are carefully tended until the leaves are large enough to harvest and…
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According to a Californian First Nations’ myth, many mice hid inside the scales of the Douglas fir tree’s cones, which was kind enough to offer sanctuary for them during forest fires. Each of the three-ended bracts of the Douglas fir…
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Counting sheep is a collection of short stories that all loosely share one general theme, Desert Bighorn Sheep. Most of these stories are set in Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge during the annual sheep count. Despite these restrictions, the contributing authors…
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Scientifically known as Pinus-nigra, the European black-pine occurs right across the Mediterranean including parts of Asia and the Maghreb Mountains of North Africa too. Most popular in the Turkish woodlands, this tree – Corsican Pine – is also found in…
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“The balsam poplars Populus sect. Tacamahaca are a group of about 10 species of poplars, indigenous to North America and eastern Asia, distinguished by the balsam scent of their buds, the whitish undersides of their leaves, and the leaf petiole…
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Bay laurel, also known as Laurus nobilis, sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel tree or laurel is known for the flavorful leaves that can be used in many home recipes. However, this evergreen tree is a native…
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Rods are recently discovered “creatures” that are said to zip through the air so fast that they appear to the naked eye only as brief flashes of light.Their existence was first revealed by a Crypto Zoologist who studied the flashes…
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