The Secret Lives of Dead Trees- SciAm
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
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2/24/26:
~ The Secret Lives of Dead Trees
~ Ghostly UV sparks light up forests as thunderstorms pass overhead
6/28/25:
~ How Sunflowers track the Sun
6/22/25:
~ What is Fire Weather?
6/16/25:
~ Defensible Space from Wikipedia
6/15/25:
~ The Many Benefits of Trees
~ https://www.thespruce.com/what-smells-do-rats-hate-11732416
5/8/24:
~ The Mysteries of the Ponderosa Pine
~ Mountain Pine Beetle (Video)
5/15/24:
~ University of California "Green Bulletin"
5/22/24:
~ The Impact Trees Have on Our Health (Boise State Public Radio)
11/22/24:
~ A searchable database of California Native Plants (CNPS)
11/30/24:
~ Avoiding watering mistakes (Madison Citrus Nursery-Video)
12/20/24:
~ Invasive tree beetle detected in Santa Cruz Mountains, raising wildfire concerns
3/2/25:
~ Better Homes & Gardens- Tree Disease Photos
~ Common Tree Pests and How to Spot Them
3/11/25:
~ Plant Selection Guide for Placer County, California
~ Pinus brutia, Turkish pine- A common urban tree in the Central Valley
~ Pinus halepensis, Aleppo pine- Another hearty urban tree
4/11/25:
~ Medicinal qualities of Loquat Leaves (Video)
