en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Forests headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Oregon tree farmers are planting at least 20,000 coastal redwood trees a year in Lane and Douglas counties. They're driven less the awe the big trees inspire in many people, than by the best return on their investment in 30 or 40 years, when the trees are harvested. http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS02/911190312/-1/NEWS Forests Oregon 11/19/2009 Ashland Daily Tidings And at a hearing on Capitol Hill, forest officials and lawmakers discussed ways that federal forestland could help combat climate change on at least two fronts. http://news.opb.org/article/6244-officials-say-forests-fight-climate-change-two-fronts/ Climate Forests Oregon US Northwest 11/19/2009 Oregon Public Broadcasting Riding his bike to work at Western Washington University, geophysicist Bernie Housen used to wonder how unhealthy it was to be breathing in all those exhaust fumes. Thanks to the tree leaves along his route, he now has proof that his concerns were well founded, in a remarkable piece of research that could one day lead urban planners to consult the trees on where bike or walking paths should be located. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-future-of-pollution-monitoring-reading-the-tree-leaves/article1364372/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+N Environment Forests Human Health Pollution & Toxics Washington 11/15/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail Darcy and Cory Miller have seen many market fluctuations during the nearly three decades that they have grown and sold Christmas trees at Oregon's Deep Creek Tree Farms in Eagle Creek. But never one as brutal as this. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/low_prices_bode_poorly_for_ore.html Food & Farms Forests Oregon 11/12/2009 Oregonian A slope scorched by the Siskiyou fire in September will have 300 new shrubs and trees thanks to a group of hardworking students from Ashland. The 12-acre replanting project is part of an effort to connect local students with the environment. http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NEWS02/911120314 Environment Forests Oregon 11/12/2009 Ashland Daily Tidings The boreal forest stores more carbon than any land-based ecosystem on the planet, according to a new report that says the Amazon is no match for Canada's boggy bush. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+boreal+forest+rated+carbon+warehouse/2212507/story.html Climate Forests British Columbia Canada 11/12/2009 Vancouver Sun It is going to be a long time before we transform the world's transportation fleet so it is emission-free, writes columnist Thomas L. Friedman. But right now we could eliminate 17 percent of all global emissions if we could halt the cutting and burning of tropical forests. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010252281_friedman12.html?syndication=rss Climate Forests United States 11/11/2009 Seattle Times The federal government has agreed to what's being billed as an unprecedented commitment to wilderness conservation in North America. Environment Minister Jim Prentice today announced he's signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States and Mexico that binds the three countries together in defending uninhabited spaces. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canada-commits-to-wilderness-deal/article1356547/ Forests Canada United States 11/09/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail A coalition of landscape architects and botanists has created the nation's first rating system for green landscapes. As LEED has done for buildings, the Sustainable Sites Initiative will do for outside spaces that sequester carbon, clean the air and water, increase energy efficiency and restore habitat. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/leed_for_weeds_new_program_will_certifiy_green_landscapes/C559/L559/ Climate Environment Forests Solutions Sustainable Living United States 11/08/2009 New West