Sentences with phrase «as timber trees»

This group includes tomato, apple and legumes, as well as timber trees such as oak and poplar.»

Many commercially grown trees — fruit trees as well as timber trees such as pine, poplar, and willow — can be maintained as tissue cultures, transferred to soil, and then grown into whole plantations.

Not exact matches

While our organization has branched out (pun intended) since its founding 30 years ago to protect temperate forests (such as those in the Appalachian mountains), and tropical forests in Africa and Asia, our first efforts were focused on the rainforests of Latin America, working with farmers and foresters there to improve their lives and livelihoods so they wouldn't have to clear trees to plant crops or sell timber.

The introduction of trees to form agroforestry systems provided sources of firewood, timber, fruits and shade, but also helped in erosion control, protecting water courses through the stabilization of the soil and as wind breaks, regulating the velocity of the winds.

There are a few different types of toys to choose from - soft toys made from organic materials such as cotton, or wooden toys made from sustainable timber such as bamboo and rubber trees.

«That's right, Timber Lane, as in the word of warning that is popularly known to be yelled out to warn folks that a tree is being cut down,» he fumed.

In the past 30 years this protected region has lost 34 percent of its tree cover to agriculture and cattle ranching as well as timber harvesting.

The government biomass study that came up with 1.4 billion tons of annually available biomass identified farming and timber residues (cornstalks and the unusable parts of logged trees) as the source for nearly half of the nation's bioenergy.

More recently, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range launched an Assisted Migration Adaptation Trial, testing out nine tree populations from the U.S. in that Canadian province, to ensure that the latter nation's timber production stays strong as the climate warms.

Techniques include tree rings in timbers, radiocarbon dating of wood or bones, and trapped - charge dating methods such as thermoluminescence dating of glazed ceramics.

For example: Starting with the «trees» — trees providing shade, protection (wind, rain, sun), cooling environment, soil health, oxygen, resources such as timber / fibre / woodchips / fuel for humans and shade / homes / food for animals.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

Trees provide resources for fuel, medicines, gums, fruits and latex, as well as building materials and timber.

The lack of good timber as well as changes in doctrine hastened the disappearance of the rectangular outer coffin and the sole anthropoid containers were now dug out of local fig - trees and are invariably ill - shaped and crude.

You were the only person haunting Première Est, normally a crowded pool, as the sinking sun started to brush the tops of the spruce trees — old - growth, I suspected, on slopes so steep the timber harvesters never could get to them.

Enjoy breakfast and an espresso in the resort village, then load the Timber Chair, your ticket to adventure as it shuttles you from the resort village to tree line and the trailhead for numerous hikes ranging from hour long outings to full - day ridge top rambles in the beautiful Lizard Range.

Timber harvesters can plant as many small trees they want, but it will not stop a large downpour from washing away most of the topsoil and all those newly planted trees right into the nearest watershed.

The flood control service of trees standing, they said, was three times as valuable as the timber from trees cut.

See books «Tree ring dating and archaeology (bailie 1982) or «A slice through time» (bailie 1995) Obviously at that time tree rings were considered primarily as a tool for dating timbers and the climatic information was secondary and imprecTree ring dating and archaeology (bailie 1982) or «A slice through time» (bailie 1995) Obviously at that time tree rings were considered primarily as a tool for dating timbers and the climatic information was secondary and imprectree rings were considered primarily as a tool for dating timbers and the climatic information was secondary and imprecise.

Third, tree based agricultural systems often provide additional benefits such as fruits, fodder, fuelwood and timber and thereby diversifies the production system to buffer against weather related production losses and hence raise smallholder resilience against climate impacts (Nair et al..

16 August, 2017 — Foresters are being urged to plant tree species resilient to climate change to save the timber industry as Swiss trees swelter.

Some carbon offset projects use monocultures of exotic fast - growing trees, such as those used by the timber industry, to try to maximise carbon sequestration,» Dr Hulvey said.

Tree cover loss may be the result of human activities, including forestry practices such as timber harvesting or deforestation (the conversion of natural forest to other land uses), as well as natural causes such as disease or storm damage.

Tree line timber at high altitudes can be shown to be more subject to moisture, as a growth factor, than to temperature, as in the situation where there is a slope.

Posted Jul 17, 2017 at 1:45 PM Permalink Reply Tree line timber at high altitudes can be shown to be more subject to moisture, as a growth factor, than to temperature, as in the situation where there is a slope.

As forests around the world continue to be cleared to meet the global demand for timber, there remains millions of acres of trees that have so far been out of reach — because they're underwater.

You'd have to find a timber company that is willing to pay for the trees on the property (they'll usually just take the largest trees and leave the smaller stuff behind - as most of it isn't going to be large enough for production).

Our Antique Reclaimed and Solid & Engineered New Wood Flooring collections have been developed with the utmost care for the environment, as our «Timber Neutral» scheme plants 1 tree per every 10m2 you buy.