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SHORT STORIES
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| THE CHESPEAKE BAY |
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TECHNOLOGY AND TREES |
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We head to the banks of the Chesapeake Bay to see how trees along the shore can help fish within the waters of the nation's largest estuary.
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We visit an inner city high school where students are learning how software tools can be used for urban planning and increasing tree canopy, right on their school grounds. |
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| FROM FARM TO FOREST |
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WATERSHED 263 |
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How one landowner is converting old, abused farmland back to forest to improve the health of the creek on his property in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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An urban project in Baltimore, Maryland where scientists, city officials, and community organizations have joined forces to regreen neighborhoods in the inner city to improve stormwater runoff, and the quality of life for the residents. |
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| THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS |
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THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND AND HUMAN HEALTH |
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A look at NASA research on the urban heat island problem in Atlanta, and what the city is trying to do to overcome the problem, including planting trees, and the use of alternative building materials.
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What living in a hot urban center means for respiratory health. |
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| TREE ORDINANCES |
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LOVE ME FROM A DISTANCE: THE PACIFIC MADRONE TREE |
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How one city is incorporating increased green space in new development. Clear cutting trees may no longer be an option for developers in Atlanta, at least not without a fine.
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This publicly loved tree is native to the Seattle area, but its living conditions are being increasingly threatened by urban development. What's in store for the Madrone tree? |
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| FISH GROW ON TREES |
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TREES MEAN BUSINESS |
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The relationship between trees and salmon in the northwest, and how one city is embarking on an ambitious plan to save both.
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Does strolling through a tree lined shopping district, mean forking over more cash? A look at the connection between trees and commerce. |
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