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As Oklahoma recovers from devastating wildfires this month and copes with springtime allergies, the state legislature has turned its attention to eastern redcedars.
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The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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Humans transport some non-native species on purpose. Others arrive by accident. The vast majority don't hijack landscapes. But those that do comes with high stakes.
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A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.
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Trees communicate. They migrate. They protect. They heal. We climbed into the NPR archives to find some of our favorite arboreal fiction, nonfiction, and kids' lit — get ready to branch out.
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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.