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Trees linked to less crime, research finds
Who doesn't love a tree? Apparently, criminals. Researchers have found that leafier places in Baltimore tend to have lower crime rates than those with few or no trees.
A new study looking across Baltimore City and Baltimore County has found that with few...Tags: Computer Crime, University of Pennsylvania, Forestry and Timber, Science, Criminals
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Feeding the trees that are saving the bay
I am appalled to learn that Maryland has forced the elimination of phosphorus from liquid injector tree fertilizer. It is the phosphorus that is most important to root development. A mature tree will certainly use all the phosphorus injected into the...Tags: Annapolis, Chemicals, Fertilizer, Forestry and Timber, Science
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Speak for the trees
If Baltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakewants to attract 10,000 new families to the city over the next decade, she could do a lot worse than to plant more trees. Trees make a city more beautiful, and Baltimore is blessed with an abundance of them. But...Tags: Science, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Pot Spring, Dulaney students collaborate on lesson of environmental stewardship
They've grown up during an era of unprecedented interest in the environment, and on Oct. 7, students from Pot Spring Elementary School and Dulaney High School turned their knowledge, and public service intentions, into action.
Upperclassmen in John...Tags: Baltimore County, Environmental Politics, Forests, Elementary Schools, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Maryland has become ground zero for a new invasive species threat, wavyleaf basketgrass
After a recent hike through Patapsco Valley State Park, Baltimore teacher Greg Schnitzlein's jaw dropped as he watched his two dogs emerge from the woods looking, as he says, like Chia Pets, every inch of their fur slathered in sproutlike seeds....Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Clarksville, Regional Authority, Forests, Executive Branch
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Arborist says Baltimore tree canopy will improve after Grand Prix
I am extremely happy about the attention the press and citizens of Baltimore are devoting to the city's trees. The Sun's editorial ("Standing up for city trees" Aug 15) accurately highlights the crisis we face in increasing Baltimore's tree canopy while...Tags: Forests, Agricultural Research and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Science
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Pumpkin ash, first in Arundel, now state champ
It's cool one August morning in a forest near the marsh, quiet but for the occasional bellowing of a few green frogs, and two experts on Maryland's flora and fauna are preparing for a sticky mission.
Earl "Bud" Reaves dons a wide-brimmed hat and pulls on...Tags: Forests, Agricultural Research and Technology, Anne Arundel County, Ecosystems, Wetlands
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North Baltimore's tree canopy could be biggest victim of Hurricane Irene
There was no loss of life in north Baltimore from Hurricane Irene, but the loss of limbs, as in trees, is another story. The power will eventually come back on to homes still without electricity, and the damage to property can be repaired. But Irene took...Tags: Roland Park, Hurricanes, Weather Reports, Forests, Museums
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Emerald ash borer detected in Baltimore suburbs
The emerald ash borer, an invasive Asian insect deadly to ash trees, has turned up in trees and traps in three locations in Howard County, accelerating the threat to hundreds of thousands of valuable shade trees in Baltimore and its suburbs.
The beetle's...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Howard County, Prince George's County, Forests, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Is the tree doctor in?
When your pet is sick, you call the vet, not the groomer, right? So if your tree needs attention, don't call a lawn specialist. Call a certified arborist, a kind of tree doctor or surgeon. "A well-trained, credentialed arborist knows how to treat...Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Science, Morton Arboretum
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Container tips for potted-plant success
I have recently moved to an apartment, and this will be my first time gardening in containers. I would like some tips to help me be successful. My previous garden was a typical suburban garden with lots of planting beds. — Betty Jordan, Chicago...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Botanic Garden, Michigan Avenue, Science
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Downy mildew attacking many impatiens
I had bad luck with my impatiens last year. They turned yellow and lost all their leaves in summer. What can I do to avoid this happening again?
— Jerry Hopkins,
Evanston
Your plants may have had downy mildew. This disease of impatiens has been...Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Tribune, Michigan Avenue, Science, Guinea
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