Sentences with phrase «by small forests»

On red - soil dirt road, pass by small forests, rustic village with wooden houses.

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The report was produced by Muddy Waters Research, a small shop that few had heard of before it zeroed in on Sino - Forest.

There was a reminder Friday of the region's brush - fire risk when a small blaze scorched dry hillsides in San Dimas, a community located about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles The blaze was put out by the L.A.County Fire Department before reaching the nearby Angeles National Forest.

Rent office space by the month in Frenchs Forest - perfect for individuals, freelancers, small teams and growing startups.

It may be in visiting forest or seacoast in periodic retreat, either alone or in small groups with time for solitude; it may be by seeking out the edges of wild country in park or garden in the quiet corners of the day; or for those unable to travel first - hand, it may be by preserving such spiritual topography for future generations.

Dinosaur - Era Climate Change Study Suggests Reasons for Turtle Disappearance Mar. 14, 2013 — The dry, barren prairie around Alberta's Drumheller area was once a lush and subtropical forest on the shores of a large inland sea, with loads of wetlands inhabited by dinosaurs, turtles, crocodiles and small mammals.

Wouldn't it be nice, he writes, «if all of that eerily unsettled rural countryside were instead dense with diversified 100 - acre farmsteads, with their grain and hay rotations, livestock and pastures embedded in a landscape of protected forest, wetland, and prairie,» and in turn supporting an infinity of small villages, connected to the world via all our modern communications pipelines so that people could work at a variety of jobs, but remain connected to the real world by sheer immersion in a particular landscape.

Ripe pods are hand - picked from mesquite trees by small producers operating in the native, mineral - rich mesquite forests of northern Peru's Piura region.

The story begins in the middle, in a smelly trailer parked in a dark forest on a night when the owls hooted too often and small birds cringed in their nests, disturbed by the howling laughter below.

Cloughie is still hailed as a football genius by the Forest fans and who can blame them when you consider that he took the small club from the midlands from the second division, as was, to the pinnacle of English football and then on to back to back European cup triumphs.

Do so every year and by the time your kids head off to college you'll have a small forest that will remind you of their time in school.

«The Nigerian Army Small Arms Competition will be conducted by 7 Division at Sambisa Forest to consolidate the gains achieved so far and further sharpen the skills of our troops.

The study tracked the near - complete extinction of native small mammals on forest islands created by a large hydroelectric reservoir, built in 1986.

Trees whose seeds are dispersed by smaller animals could fill the void, dramatically altering forest composition.

«We show that dense - wooded, large - seeded Amazonian tree species are replaced by light - wooded trees that produce smaller seeds, which continue to be dispersed in overhunted forests by more resilient smaller mammal and bird species.»

All told, by Luyssaert's calculations the relatively small remaining stands of old - growth forests in the U.S. Pacific Northwest as well as Canada and Russia consume «8 to 20 percent of the global terrestrial carbon sink,» or roughly 440.9 million tons (0.4 gigatonnes) of carbon per year.

This is already happening by default in Latin America and elsewhere: in Vietnam, forest area has been increasing since the 1990s after small - scale, unproductive agriculture was made uncompetitive by more intensive, larger - scale farming in the more open market economy.

«There's a very limited road system, and most of our travels are either by foot or by small airplane,» says Austin, who often spends weeks camped on the banks of the Sepik River in the north - central rain forest where he collects lizards, snakes, and frogs.

The plan is to restore 1 million acres over 20 years, from the Grand Canyon to the New Mexico border, by thinning small ponderosa pines — the dominant species in the region — and making the forest less dense.

The methods used by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies to suppress forest fires since the 19th century have created a tinderbox of brush and small Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies to suppress forest fires since the 19th century have created a tinderbox of brush and small forest fires since the 19th century have created a tinderbox of brush and small trees.

An extensive study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time.

Collectively, small farmers cultivate a larger part of Indonesia's forests than that exploited by large landowners.

Distinct from the African savanna elephant, the African forest elephant is slightly smaller than its better - known relative and is considered by many to be a separate species.

The result is a forest dominated by smaller trees with milder woods which stock less carbon.»

A novel research approach by Oregon State University has resulted in a key step toward better protecting the fisher, an important forest predator that findings show is the dominant small carnivore when present.

Although congressional Democrats in the region had pushed for a much larger 600,000 - acre recreation area, Obama's final proclamation in 2014 offered a smaller site, which is managed by the Forest Service.

The tour group was met by about 16 protesters on a party boat circling Enviva's Port of Chesapeake, brandishing a 16 - foot banner reading «SOS — Save our Southern Forests» and waving smaller signs that read «Stop Enviva.»

That tree - planting was a small part of one of the fastest - growing businesses in the world: the sale of promises to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, often at bargain - basement prices, by planting forests or investing in renewable - energy projects.

Fewer than 300 of these great cats remain in the forest, where they are confined to small patches of jungle surrounded by cities and farmland.

Structures much smaller than this are beyond the reach of current technology, so I was intrigued by the idea that highly porous silicon was nothing other than a dense forest of quantum wires.

On the other hand, the forests in Northwestern Europe are dominated by cold intolerant dwarf shrubs and a three to four - year cycle of small rodent and weasels that live below the snow.

Pressed by the two «drivers», two colobus monkeys jump onto smaller trees in the lower part of the forest canopy.

It uses algorithms to detect changes to the forest in areas as small as 10 square meters, about 100 square feet, allowing scientists to find small - scale disturbances that can not be detected by traditional satellite methods.

Ethically wildcrafted from dead wood gathered from the tropical dry forest on Ecuador's Pacific Coast, Floracopeia's Palo Santo oil is distilled by a small community dedicated to sustainability and reforestation of this precious tree.

I'm trying to teach my daughter the same, when it's Summer and you have no obligations, just go run and be free outside, play in the parks, walk in the forest or by the sea and explore your own city... You would be surprised how many times I've discovered something new, even in the small (er) cities like Helsinki.

With Salisbury things are kept on a smaller scale — but this is by no means a bad thing, the cobbled streets and chocolate - box houses here are a history lover's dream and its close proximity to both the coast and the New Forest give it plenty more to shout about.

Wingdrake Hide is obtained by killing small flying monsters like Mernos in the Ancient Forest and Noios in the Wildspire Waste.

So against Katherine's advisement, David and Emily move from New York City to the small upstate town of Woodland, where neighbors are separated by menacing forests that contain dark, foreboding caves.

Based on a series of beloved children's» books not well - known outside of their native country, the film focuses on an elderly toad named Gordon — the chief of police in a small forest enclave, populated by a small group of rabbits, blackbirds and squirrels.

Brought to us by writer and director Stephen Fingleton, and stars Martin McCann as a man who lives alone in a small shack in the forests of Northern Ireland after the world as we know it today ceased to exist.

«The Lost City of Z» was directed by James Gray, who capably transitions from smaller, more self - contained stories — «Two Lovers,» «We Own the Night» — to this sprawling saga that whisks audiences from Cork, Ireland, to the rain forest to the trenches of World War I France.

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Micro Goombas are referred to as Small Goombas, as they are actually regular - sized Goombas enchanted by Kamek, and appear in the Sacred Forest.

«Smurfs: The Lost Village,» the third theatrical feature centering on tiny blue humanoid forest creatures beloved by small children, has enough bright colors and slapstick humor to enchant its target audience.

Forest Avenue Press has created a popup online bookstore as a way to actively promote selected titles by authors and small presses we adore.

I was a small boy with a borrowed paperback in a friend's bedroom, but I was also walking with Thor and Loki through a pine forest, on their way to be made fools of by crafty Ice Giants.

In this small city on a Lake Michigan bay, we're surrounded by expansive forests, golden beaches, rolling dunes, and shimmering lakes;... Read More

By focusing on small differences in relative performance, investors risk losing the forest for the trees.

Feral - cat colonies in the national forest tend to be small groups, such as the dozen «wild» cats that one forest resident said were being fed by a neighbor.

She worked at a small animal practice in Fuquay - Varina for 2 years after graduation, followed by 2 years at the Banfield Pet Hospital in Wake Forest.

History and Health of the Cesky Terrier Dog Breed: This breed was developed in the 20th Century by Frantisek Horak who wanted to breed lighter, more low - slung terrier that was especially well - adapted to «going to ground» and entering the narrow tunnels and burrows of small game that inhabited the Bohemian forests.