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Story Archives of 'Forests'
How does deforestation affect orangutans?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, April 12, 2009.
The Ever Changing Landscape
By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, March 13, 2009.The Granite State is rich in a wide variety of habitats.
How much old-growth forest is left in the US?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, December 28, 2008.
Google Earth Uncovers New Forest
By Avishay Artsy on Monday, December 22, 2008.It looks like Google Earth has other uses besides locating your own house from a satellite photo. Some scientists in the U.K. used it for a far more noteworthy purpose - to explore a little patch of green in Mozambique that turns out to be uncharted highland forest.
The Asian Longhorned Beetle May Be On Its Way
By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, August 27, 2008.The State of New Hampshire is on the lookout for a serious tree killer.
We're not talking about the wooly adelgid here.
This new danger is called the Asian Longhorned Beetle.
And Kyle Lombard rates its threat level right up there with dutch elm disease and chestnut blight.
Lombard studies forest insects and diseases for the Division of Forest and Lands.
He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that this beetle recently showed up just south of the border in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Forest Jam 2008 is Over. Long Live Forest Jam 2009
By Sean Hurley on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.Forest Jam 2008 has come and gone.
Organizers had billed the three day outside music festival as a celebration of nature and environmental sustainability.
And they promised 2 dollars from each ticket would be donated to groups working to protect New Hampshire Forests.
Correspondent Sean Hurley went to all three days and has this report:
Square Trees Grow in New Hampshire
By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.The Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests unveiled a new development today that may revolutionize the timber industry.
Forest research scientists say they’ve created a new type of tree that is ideal for harvesting and beneficial for the environment.
But as NHPR’s Amy Quinton reports, the new tree has already sparked a huge outcry from some businesses and environmental groups.
Thayer and Monadnock
By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, February 8, 2008.At 3,165 feet above sea level, Mount Monadnock commands an inspiring view. This week, Rosemary takes a look at the mountain's recent history.
Of Sticks and Stones
By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, October 19, 2007.The life cycle of New Hampshire's forrets were briefly interrupted by stone walls.
