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June 09, 2006
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Birch bark crafts made by Andriy Boyar, a recent intern with ABFC. Clockwise from above left, they are folded birch bark roses on a branch, dragonfly and a woven fish ornament. ABFC has been involved in holding classes to learn how to make these and other crafts made from birch bark. If you are interested in future classes in 2005, contact us at 457-8453 for more information. Photos by Len Kamerling, 2004.
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Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more than a millennium longer than any other tree. Discover how these trees were found and where they live. Learn of their unique strategies for survival. The focus will be on the White-Inyo mountain range of California.
by Dr. Edmund Schulman
westernmost home to the ancient ones
characteristics of the bristlecone
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Defenders of the RainForest
An all teen non-profit group, based in central Massachusetts, which works to protect theRainForest through non-violent direct action, protesting, education, fliering, and through fund raising.
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Defenders of the RainForest
An all teen non-profit group, based in central Massachusetts, which works to protect theRainForest through non-violent direct action, protesting, education, fliering, and through fund raising.
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Around the world and in our backyards, forests play an important role in our lives. Foresters and other land managers face many challenges as demands on forests grow. What happens in forests, why do we need them and how should we manage them? Explore these questions in the Pacific Northwest, the home of some of the world's most productive forests.
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FOREST FIGHT
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Now in this country the fight over forests moves to the Southeast. Tom Bearden reports.
PILOT: What we're doing right now is traveling North onto the Cumberland Plateau.
TOM BEARDEN: Ken Davenport and Doug Murray are on a mission to monitor logging in Tennessee.
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Part One - One Battle
The fight to save the Headwaters Forest.
Also - The Marbled Murrelet
On the eve of destruction
Part Two - Artist's Rendering
An illustration of an old growth forest.
Part Three - Deep Split
A political division in one community.
Part Four - Money Matters
The economic and ecological value of the trees.
Part Five - The Future
How the forest might be saved.
Pacific Lumber president and CEO John Campbell with a first growth giant in Headwaters Forest.
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