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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

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A compass is one of the tools professional foresters use to establish plots when collecting data about a forest.
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New videos demonstrate techniques and tools to survey forestland trees

January 21, 2021
By Jeannette Warnert
Forestland owners can learn how to survey the trees on their property from four new videos produced by UC Cooperative Extension, setting them on a course for sustainable management of their forestland. The videos are available on the UC ANR YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/UCANR).
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Designate permanent walking paths so garden beds are not compacted by foot traffic.
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Home gardening is more pleasant and successful with healthy soil

December 4, 2020
By Jeannette Warnert
With winter soon upon us, it's a good time to treat your garden bed just like the one where you tuck in at night, says Dustin Blakey, UC Cooperative Extension advisor, director and UC Master Gardener coordinator in Inyo and Mono counties.
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