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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. The idea behind Earth Day originated in California in 1969. The Western U.S.

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

Want to do something good for the Earth? This common belief, once an inspiration for Earth Day T-shirts, now forms the basis of a booming global industry. Pearce pointed out that Europe has a third more trees now than it did in 1900, mostly a result of natural regrowth. Plant a tree. When tree planting goes wrong.