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Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
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Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
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Oklahoma’s Cross Timbers are home to centuries-old trees, and very few of them are on protected land. In fact, some of them could be right in your literal back yard.
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At least three states have banned these trees outright, and others discourage the public from adding them to their yards.
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Christmas has come and gone but your tree is probably still up. Here are some tips to dispose of your tree or give it new life.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, seeking freedom and safety as an immigrant, and rebuilding Tulsa's tree canopy after severe weather.
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Some conservationists argue a recent Forest Service report will lead to more logging of old trees. They say federal forests should be left alone to soak up carbon emissions. But the Forest Service says in coming decades, older trees will absorb less carbon.
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The holiday season is evergreen trees’ time to shine. But one tree — the eastern redcedar — has come to be considered a nuisance as it spreads across the Great Plains.
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About one-third of Overland Park's street trees are maples. Experts say cities must diversify their canopies, or pests will keep devastating them.
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A major surge in climate resilience funding is allowing urban forestry departments to focus on trees. About $1.5 billion of funding will be invested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program.