Even though the expansive environments you will explore are dotted with buildings and natural effects such as trees, lakes and rocks, the overall feel is somewhat sparse.
Colin Fogarty said drifting debris such as trees can collect under docked barges, and that this may have weighed on the fleet and the lines that secured them to shore.
Because the output of a wind turbine also tends to increase proportionally with its distance from barriers such as trees or buildings, the most productive -- and cost-effective -- turbines sit atop tall towers erected on an acre or more of open land.
Moriah inmates do other outdoor work, such as clearing trees at state campsites, but like this job in particular.
When it relies on the computer, it delivers breathtaking effects, such as liquid hydrogen trees, which are as majestic as anything in sci-fi artwork.
"Most of that reduction was in the smallest trees - such as the saplings and the smaller trees in the understorey, " Professor Enquist observed.
Successful forest regeneration requires actions such as maintaining seed trees, thinning harvested stands and more.
Flood coverage isn't part of regular homeowners-insurance policies, which cover property damage from such things as fallen trees, wind and fires.
Often the piece looks rustic rather than polished, says Mr. Smith, who favors tables made of a local material, such as wood from trees indigenous to the area.
While sustainable forestry techniques -- such as selectively culling trees rather than clear-cutting whole areas of forests -- could reduce deforestation of rainforests by millions of acres per year, according to National Geographic, travellers can also play their part.
These have included forest trees, trees in urban areas such as parks and gardens, and also young trees in nurseries.
It will involve planting 16, 000 trees such as oak, birch and rowan in a 25-hectare wood.
New roads are being built to make cultivation more conspicuous and to encourage farmers to grow other plants, such as olive or almond trees.
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In the heart of the rainforest, prehistoric ferns and giant trees, such as the mighty Antarctic beech with its metre-wide girth and gnarled moss-covered roots, seem to grow from a lost time.
Ten years ago scientists had no other way to track down genes than by combing through large, well-documented family trees, such as those of Mormons, or of relatively inbred populations, such as the Ashkenazi Jews from Europe. (Inbreeding makes gene mutations easier to find.) Such genealogical searches take years.
Humphry Repton modified this approach, reintroducing man-made embellishments such as terraces, statuary and stately avenues of trees.
The company then breeds trees together to combine such things as salt tolerance and wood quality in a single plant.
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Moreover, companies such as ForBio are working on ways to ensure that their new trees will be sterile and unable to spread their new genes to the natives.
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Birds and certain smaller mammals such as rabbits and raccoons will usually go high to live in trees or on drift piles, but larger mammals have to clear out, according to Ribbeck.
Officials had noticed that local trees seemed to be under attack, showing damage such as cracks, discoloration and tissue deterioration.
He said names of villages in Essex such as Eight Ash Green were testament to the historic importance of ash trees to communities in the past.
For over 20 years now, the Foundation has provided thousands of grants to schools and environmental organizations that promote hands-on environmental education such as gardens in schools, recycling programs, restoring wetlands, planting trees, and testing and monitoring water quality.
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The organization is committed to caring for and nurturing the trees to maturity, as well as considering natural disasters such as fires and landslides during the planting process.
Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, is a type of street art using knitted yarn rather than paint, such as the dressing of statues in woolly hats and scarves or hanging pompoms in trees.
The FMV of certain items such as homes and cars generally are more easily quantifiable than, say, the loss of trees and landscaping.
Some assets, such as timber, may have a market value, but that value does not encompass the trees' role in harbouring rare beetles, say, or their sheer beauty.
We brought in historic lighting and shade trees, and began converting the vacant buildings into pop-up business such as local cafes, markets, flower shops and art studios for kids.
But when the trees are damaged they're only suitable for less-profitable uses, such as pulpwood for pulp plants or for biomass plants.
Pledges can be personalised but suggested bee-friendly behaviours include growing your own bee-friendly food including fruit trees, tomatoes and soft fruits, and shopping for bee-friendly foods such as locally-sourced honey or organically farmed crops.
In industrialised nations, such as the US and in Europe, many farms employ the services of commercial hives to pollinate fruit trees and food crops, and ensure they harvest adequate yields.
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