Potentially thousands of Austin s palm trees set to come down Gabriela Vidal
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It doesn t take long to still find remnants of February’s winter storm in Austin.
“We are seeing trees that are greatly delayed in leafing out, or not leafing out at all. We’re seeing palm trees that are still looking like there’s no life,” said Lisa Killander, Forestry Program Manager for the City of Austin Public Works Department.
Now many palm trees in the city could soon be coming down because of storm damage. It is part of the city s plan to remove vegetation along streets, sidewalks, and other public lands that could become dangerous and fall if left untreated.
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The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing to add 8,100 acres to the Forest Reserve System, including 3,433 acres on the north slopes of Haleakala and 733 acres on Molokai.
The Forest Reserve System, which is managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, represents the state’s largest public forest lands, offering benefits that include watershed restoration, native habitat management, recreation and hunting.
State officials are looking to add four tracts of land totaling roughly 8,100 acres while withdrawing 2.7 acres, according to a news release Wednesday. The proposed additions include:
⢠3,716 acres in the back of Waimea Valley on Oahu’s North Shore acquired by the state in 2019 from the Dole corporation to add to the Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve. The property contains high priority watersheds and native ecosystems that provide habitat for endangered wildlife and plants.
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The state Department of Land and Natural Resourcesâ Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking public input on a draft 10-year management plan for the 2,916-acre Kahikinui Forest Reserve. Anthony McWhorter photos
Watershed restoration, invasive species management and community access to public trails are among the state’s 10-year goals for a nearly 3,000-acre native forest on the slopes of Haleakala that has endured many changes over the years.
Kahikinui Forest Reserve, first established in 1928, covers 2,916 acres of public land mostly within the Kaupo district in the ahupua’a of Nakula, according to a draft management plan for the reserve.
SIU forestry student tracks mule deer routes to protect habitats
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Hannah Manninen, a master’s student in forestry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, holds a mule deer fawn captured briefly for tracking purposes. A graduate student at SIU, Manninen is working with the Navajo Nation to unlock secrets of the mule deer migration to identify key habitats and arrest the species decline.
April 13, 2021
by Tim Crosby
CARBONDALE, Ill. A graduate student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is working with a western Native American tribe to unlock secrets of the mule deer migration to identify key habitat and arrest the species decline.
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