Enjoy listening to this story on NPR’s “On Point”  program discussing the book Seeds: One Man’s Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees that Inspired Famous American Writers, by Richard Horton. From the old maple in Faulkner’s yard to Melville’s chestnut and Muir’s California Laurel, this story explores the trees that inspired America’s famous writers.

New research funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will help city planners make better decisions about their urban trees for a range of benefits, including energy savings and improved access to nature. Researchers, led by U.S. Forest Service scientists, will hire field crews to gather information on the condition of forests from approximately 1,000 sites in ...
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This year, California will provide the Capitol Christmas Tree, which will be displayed in Washington, DC throughout the 2011 Christmas season. A 60 foot tree will be coming from the Stanislaus National Forest. The tree, a gift to the nation from California’s “Range of Light”, symbolizes the theme: “California Shines” and will serve as the holiday centerpiece on the Capitol ...
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