Gardeners and small farmers are growing food with minimal water, in ways large and small that could help the Southwest survive an epochal drought.
Tag: Trees and Shrubs
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The Trees That Survived Hiroshima
The ginkgo — a species native to China with fan-shaped leaves that turn a vibrant gold in the fall — is one of the oldest and most resilient trees on Earth.
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The Giving Forest, and a Tribe’s Sustainable Logging Practices
The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.
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I’m Lost All the Time. So I Went on a Labyrinth Vacation.
The dizzying joys of maze tourism, in Barcelona, Paris and Chenonceaux.
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Where Is Canada Hiding All Its Tornadoes?
North America’s northernmost country has the second most tornadoes in the world each year. But until recently, scientists had no idea when and where many of them actually occurred.