NYTIMES (Penelope Green) - Pearl Fryar, a Picasso of Plants, Dies at 86
A self-taught topiary artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world-famous garden in a tiny South Carolina town.
NPR (Julie Bourdin) - The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?
It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.
NPR (Ryan Kellman) - These trees brought a fishery back from the brink. They can help you too
A community fishery in Cambodia was struggling. There weren't enough fish to make ends meet, until local fishermen started planting a specific type of tree.
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - DC cherry blossoms forecast to reach latest peak bloom since 2018 after abnormally cold winter
The peak bloom date for the cherry blossom trees is predicted to be between April 3 and 7
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Japan gives US 250 new cherry blossom trees to commemorate US birthday
The tree saplings will replace the 150 cherry blossom trees that were removed in 2024 when the Tidal Basin seawall rehabilitation project began
NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane and Brad Vest) - Across the South, Residents Grieve for Thousands of Storm-Ravaged Trees
The ice that fell during last month’s storm was unsparing: It decimated magnolias, oaks and other species in wealthy suburban enclaves, rural communities and urban parks.
NYTIMES (Pragati K.B.) - Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees
Believed to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.