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Boise is known as the City of Trees, and despite being in a desert, it has a fairly substantial urban forest.
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Weeding has never been anyone's favorite chore, but new technology is quickly changing that.
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There are dozens of conservation groups across the Mountain West working to protect the waters, lands and wildlife that make up our region. That includes a nonprofit in Nevada that is helping preserve an important tree species that's increasingly threatened by climate change.
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There are dozens of conservation groups across the Mountain West working to protect the waters, lands and wildlife that make up the region. That includes a nonprofit in Nevada that is helping preserve an important tree species that’s increasingly threatened by climate change.
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The Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion nationwide in grants to plant trees in cities, tackle climate change and make green spaces more accessible to less wealthy neighborhoods.
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New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that trees are losing their ability to absorb carbon, which could worsen global warming in the future.
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The United States is in the middle of a seed shortage, but seeds aren't the only thing in short supply, so are the people that help grow them. Idaho Matters talks with the director of one Idaho nursery that is helping to fill this critical need.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new $1 billion grant program this week to help communities facing wildfire risks. Grants for wildfire protection planning or outreach can be up to $250,000. Affiliated infrastructure and resilience projects can get grants of up to $10 million.
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Climbing a tree is a natural instinct if you’re, say, 7- or 8-years old … or possibly an arborist. But Canopy Watch, a Boise-based nonprofit which promotes “the power of trees,” wants to get more of us aloft. And while the view is breathtaking, their mission is much greater.
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Since 2005 the City of Nampa has sold trees to folks, encouraging residents to plant more in the city’s right-of-way areas. They're for sale again this…