Monongahela National Forest Ecologist, Mike Elza, works with a video crew to create some public outreach materials for their work on Cheat Mountain.
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Author: Olivia Miller
Cranesville Swamp Preserve holds annual Red Spruce Tree Planting
The Nature Conservancy held it’s Red Spruce Tree Planting event at the Cranesville Swamp Preserve on Earth Day. This year
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As cool, moist air kisses your skin, the very ground beneath your feet feels less than solid. A squelchsound accompanies every
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By looking at spruce growth in research gardens and spruce genes in the lab, the project is investigating how P. rubens declined
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A project that began with the killing of some trees aims to help thousands of new saplings survive. Read the
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Scientists aren’t sure if the ice age disappearance of a once-common tree is a reason for hope or a cause
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New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported, making forests
Read MoreSeeding the Future
Year by year, with perseverance, Dave Saville has grown a towering tree-planting operation. Sealed in stackable plastic boxes alongside the
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In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain
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Red spruce (Picea rubens) is a long-lived tree species that thrives in cool, moist environs. Its ability to adapt to
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