Options
include planting trees that absorb carbon dioxide and capturing methane gas emitted from landfills.
These include planting trees, restoring degraded land, conserving natural habitats, and improving soil and fertility management.
You can donate to CarbonFund.org and select from a menu of certified carbon offset projects that
include planting trees in severely fire - damanaged forests and innovative project that converts cow manure into methane that then generates the electricity to run a war desalination plant.
Examples
include planting a tree or special flowers in a garden, creating a scrapbook or photo album, or making a charitable donation.
Other ways to memorialize your pet
include planting a tree in their memory, making a donation in their name or creating a photobook or memory box.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS • Over 10 years of practical experience working as a Park Ranger for Oregon Recreational Center • Highly skilled in protection, maintenance and repair of park lands and natural resources • Good knowledge of janitorial work associated with the position along with landscape maintenance
including planting trees and shrubs, irrigation activities fertilizers application • Experienced in setting up educational programs for visitors regarding all aspects of nature conservation • Demonstrated ability to use related equipment like hoses, sprinklers, mowers and other power tools
Not exact matches
At the beginning of March, toy manufacturer Lego announced it would make some of its pieces,
including leaves, bushes and
trees, from sustainable,
plant - based plastic.
You say the Bible is full of fairy tales and fables, yet you believe all life forms
including plants,
trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another — As if evolution isn't the biggest fairytale of them all.
You say the Bible is full of fairytales and fables, yet you believe all life forms
including plants,
trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another — As if evolution isn't the biggest fairytale of them all.
The mango is a member of the cashew family of flowering
plants; other species
include the pistachio
tree and poison ivy.
Monitoring results have shown that river red gum and black box
trees surrounding the creek system have increased canopy cover and fresh growth, while water
plants including rushes and sedges are also growing in abundance.
For suppliers of agricultural commodities, that can
include a range of practices from agroforestry,
planting trees and maintaining forest buffer zones to reducing pesticide use, conserving water and soil and protecting wildlife.
Included in the nursery's selection are indoor and company profile bedding
plants, annuals, perennials, vegetables, United Markets ground covers, various
trees and much more.
A few
trees turn golden in our neighborhood (
including one the Mr
planted in our back yard last year), and the air takes on a barely perceptible crisp feeling... and that's enough to get me excited about enjoying the new «season.»
Forty species of shade
trees (
including 50,000
planted by the estate) cool the ground and allow for slow ripening of the coffee cherries which increases sweetness.
1) Conserved natural ecosystems; 2) Areas being restored to natural ecosystems; 3)
Tree cover within agroforestry or silvopastoral production plots2; 4) Gardens, live fences, riparian zones or border
plantings; or 5) Off - site compensation areas,
including land held in common by farmer groups that is not part of individual member farms3.
Plant or
tree waters: This
includes market share leader coconut, as well as cactus, birch and maple water.
Henriette: «Good agricultural practices farmers can adopt to better cope with the effects of climate change
include things like
planting shade
trees, implementing efficient irrigation methods and covering the soil with compost to make it more resilient.»
One high - profile orchard is at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, partner of Dan Barber's Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where farm director Jack Algiere has been
planting pawpaws,
including 48 of Peterson's
trees, since 2005.
They are also looking for further incentives to encourage farmers to
plant more
trees,
including developing a system that would allow coffee companies to buy carbon from farmers along with their coffee beans.
This niche now features a variety of new
plantings to provide the space with year - round sculptural interest,
including three large River Birch
trees in simple, modern containers, and three large Honey Locust
trees throughout the seating area, which will create perfectly dappled shade for guests enjoying their afternoon tea.
Wander through six different greenhouses showcasing exotic and diverse
plants from around the world
including palms, banana
trees, orchids, jasmine and gingers.
Landscape proposals
include removing invasive species and restoring woodlands with young oak
trees from existing
plants and seed banks.
Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering
plants,
including trees.
«We'll try to get people into nature with one of the paths into the forest area,» Schimmel said, «and we'll get rid of endangered -
plant species and try to install native - species
plants and
trees,
including oaks and maples.»
The festivities,
including a special performance by the 5th grade student chorus of Edgar Allan Poe Elementary School, a
tree planting ceremony, and Arbor Day speeches that will begin at 10:00 am.
The budget is the first produced under the tenure of Park District General Supt. Carolyn Williams Meza and touts plans,
including the projected
planting of 2,000
trees, that have typified the Park District under Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration.
If you haven't started this tradition for your older children, you can still
include them by
planting a
tree to recognize a special occasion like kindergarten graduation, a birthday or a holiday.
The festivities,
including a special performance by student representatives of Betsy Ross Elementary School, a
tree planting ceremony and Arbor Day speeches will begin at 10:00 am.
The festivities,
including a special performance by student representatives of St. James Elementary School, a
tree planting ceremony and Arbor Day speeches will begin at 10:00 am.
Available kits
include: Butterflies, Chicago Wilderness Biodiversity, Climate Change, Field Trip Pack (IDNR), Illinois Fossils (IDNR), Insects and Spiders (IDNR), Invasive Species (IDNR), People and Animals from IL's Past (IDNR),
Plants, Prairies (IDNR), Reptiles and Amphibians,
Trees (IDNR), Wild Mammals (IDNR), Zebra Mussel Mania.
Galactagogue
plants include leafy greens, lettuces, herbs weeds, flowers and
trees.
Since its creation in 1994, the foundation has raised $ 30 million for Chicago parks programs and projects,
including summer camps,
tree plantings and park renovations and improvements.
Since its creation in 1994, the foundation has pledged $ 30 million to Chicago park programs and projects,
including summer camps,
tree plantings and park renovations and improvements.
Even though the science says that the amount of lead absorbed by
plants varies widely (spinach and sunflowers = leady, apple
trees and tomatoes = not leady), and even though every study on children who play in the dirt and eat homegrown food (my eight - year - old daughter
included) has come back saying that there is no evidence of elevated bodily lead levels, people around here are petrified about growing their own vegetables, and even of letting their kids play in the mud.
His hobbies during the ridiculously short Minnesota summers
include vegetable gardening, fruit
tree planting, and a bit of beekeeping.
The event will
include state forestry and community announcements and a ceremonial
tree planting.
«It was a tough project, but it came up beautiful,» said Daniel Mercado, Northern Manhattan Parks Manager, who explained that construction had been challenging from the beginning given the elevated slope of 150 feet.The new 1100 - foot - long, switch - back ramp
includes new lighting, railings and retaining walls, pavement markings and signage, and numerous
trees and
plantings.
The weeping fig
trees which line the lobby of Portcullis House were rented from
Plant Care UK for # 32,500 a year,
including maintenance.
Equipment used
included 27 contractor trucks, additional DOT trucks, 3 excavators, 2 light
plants, 2 vibratory rollers, and various
tree and debris removal machinery.
By
planting a
tree in their constituency, MPs, led by Speaker John Bercow and
including Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Philip Hammond, John McDonnell, and Diane Abbott will help to demonstrate that the Commonwealth and projects such as the QCC are a force for good.
Some of the numerous questions raised by local citizens over the years
include whether
trees were improperly cleared, whether the
plant encroached upon the habitat of an endangered bat and whether it destroyed wetlands.
Activities
included painting a mural, building garden boxes and
planting new
trees at the site.
project from Stringer's office which has
included hundreds of
tree plantings and the opening of the East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence in 2008 whose goal was to reduce asthma hospitalizations by 50 percent in three years.
Crowley points out that several organizations —
including Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership, WeForest.org and natureisspeaking.org — have put forth a great effort to
plant trees and vegetation on the island.
In May, a group of Kenyan forestry experts,
including the conservation secretary of the country's Environment Ministry, warned that the mathenge
tree could be at risk of extinction if the cogeneration
plant's need for local biomass leads to overharvesting of the
trees.
Savannahs are home not only to unique wildlife,
including the «Big Five» — the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion — but also to thousands of endemic
plant species such as the baobab, or monkey bread
tree.
The researchers also reconstructed what flowers looked like at all the key divergences in the flowering
plant evolutionary
tree,
including the early evolution of monocots (e.g., orchids, lilies, and grasses) and eudicots (e.g., poppies, roses, and sunflowers), the two largest groups of flowering
plants.
«You're germinating new generations of all kinds of
plants,
including the native
trees that are so valuable to birds.»
A protected area of 1.6 hectares at the park's southern edge is given over to the Hallett Nature Sanctuary, home to raccoons and squirrels, an array of beetles and slugs, rich
plant life
including Norway maple and American elm
trees, as well as a surprisingly beguiling population of curling, crawling millipedes.