Forest Park Arboretum

We’re ready to move forward with our work on getting the Arboretum at Forest Park ready for our 2023 season and to advance its role in helping to teach folks about trees and forests.

Why not consider joining us as an ‘Arboretum Assistant and help us to tag trees, prune shrubs and ornamental plants and helping with educational events throughout the year.

We have two training sessions lined up for this Spring, which will get you up to speed on how you can join the tree tagging initiative, and learn a bit about tree identification along the way.

To learn more, or to register, visit https://arboretum.regreenspringfield.org/arboretum-assistant-field-training-sessions/

Attendees listen to Joe Pellegrino, of the Greening the Gateway Cities Program, delivers a presentation on tree care and pruning on Saturday, to neighborhood residents.

A low-tech solution to combat global warming is taking root in cities from Los Angeles to our own Venice, Florida. “There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little and builds itself,” says climate change activist and writer George Monbiot. “It’s called a tree.”
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A Venice Beautification Project Helps Fight Climate Change When completed, the new Venice Urban Forest will cover nearly 1.8 miles and provide shelter for insects, birds and other animals.

A group of Newton team members recently went on a visit to an underground farm in Clapham, to learn more about innovations in agriculture. Agricultural developments inform our ‘Earth matters’, ‘smart revolution’ and ‘population dynamics’ themes, as growing food scarcity and concerns over the health of the planet are sparking all sorts of new technological inventions. This is the first underground farm in the UK.[1] It occupies a deserted World War II shelter beneath the city, and distributes food locally in London.

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Terrestrial ecosystems absorb 25-30 % of fossil fuel carbon emissions. Photosynthesis by plants removes the largest amount of carbon from the atmosphere to make sugars that fuel plant growth. Plants and soil decomposers also release CO2 back to the atmosphere through respiration.

The terrestrial biosphere is currently a net CO2 sink because of a small imbalance between photosynthesis and respiration.

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Richer understanding of terrestrial carbon cycles aids more accurate climate change modelling Quantifying the carbon storage potential of terrestrial ecosystems will have to take account of the relative contributions of photosynthesis and respiration to the global carbon cycle. The SOLCA project developed an ambitious approach to tackle this challenge.

The U.S. paper and wood products industry plays an important role in ensuring sustainable forest management and helping keep forests as forests. Today, one-third of the U.S. is forested, and there are more trees than there were on the first Earth Day celebration nearly 50 years ago.

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Sustainable Forest Management The U.S. paper and wood products industry plays an important role in ensuring sustainable forest management and helping keep forests as forests. Today, one-third of the U.S. is forested, and there are more trees than there were on the first Earth Day celebration nearly 50 years ago. And, a 2012 repo...

Smart minds around the world have been looking at ways to turn our never-ending rubbish supply into energy that can power our homes and businesses. All of the talk about climate change really hit home for 10-year old Cassandra.

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Trash or treasure: energy sources straight from the bin One man's rubbish is another man's free source of renewable energy - you may be surprised how much your leftovers can do...

There’s not a simple answer on whether paper or plastic bags are better for the environment. They both have downsides, but there are a few broad lessons to keep in mind when you’re hitting the grocery store. The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a good time to revisit everyone’s favorite environmental quandary: paper or plastic?

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Plastic Bags, or Paper? Here’s What to Consider When You Hit the Grocery Store Plastic and paper both have downsides. Here are a few broad lessons to keep in mind.

Before the end of the year, employees at Ubiquitous Energy, a company in Redwood City, California, will gather in a window-lined conference room to stare toward the future.

That’s because their new glass panes will offer more than a stunning view of the arid mountains and blues skies of the North California landscape. They will also double up as solar panels, able to power the company’s lights, laptops and air conditioners.

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Windows: no longer just for letting In the light - Mega Heating and cooling buildings is a massive source of carbon emissions. Could the humble window become the next big thing in green technology?

This year’s Greenbuild Conference & Expo, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), highlighted the benefits that sustainable buildings can have on occupants and their communities, with much of the educational content tailored to the social, economic, and health and wellness impacts of sustainability in the built environment.

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Greenbuild 2019: Embracing the Human Impacts of Sustainability – American Chemistry Matters This year’s Greenbuild Conference & Expo, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), highlighted the benefits that sustainable buildings can have on occupants and their communities, with much of...

London is a forest. No: literally. More than a fifth of the capital is trees.Our capital is full of trees. In fact, while it might not always seem like it, London is so packed with foliage that it’s technically a forest. That’s according to a United Nations definition that states that a forest is anywhere that’s at least 20 percent trees. London’s a respectable 21 percent.

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Did you know that London is the world’s largest urban forest? London is a forest. No: literally. More than a fifth of the capital is trees. We dig into what that means