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In their effort to support and promote maple sugaring, sustainable agriculture, local, small and family owned farms and other local food sources, Crooked Brook is offering a 15% discount off maple producer logo or label custom printed t-shirts from 5/16 to 5/23/2013 with the promo code "523013". (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 In their effort to support and promote maple sugaring, sustainable agriculture, local, small and family owned farms and other local food sources, Crooked Brook is...
Brain-related studies currently underway are looking into the ways in which compounds in blueberries can improve brain health in areas related to Parkinson's Disease, cognitive performance in children, balance and hearing. Portland, ME (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 What started 10 years ago with a few studies looking into the impact of blueberry consumption and Alzheimer’s Disease has led to more research relating to Parkinson’s Disease, cognitive performance in children, balance and...
New varieties of honeyberries are available in 2014. Prairie Grove, AR (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 With thousands of Honeyberries in her research program, Lidia Stuart is considered "the best of the best" when it comes to Honeyberry research and development. Her new Honeyberry, Happy Giant LDS PPAF has it all. Huge berries that measure approximately one inch or more in size, a sweet tangy taste and a high yield of an estimated 20 pounds plus per bush per year. This plant will take...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In celebration of Earth Day 2013, one non-profit organization made a bold attempt to preserve one of America’s oldest natural treasures. By protecting and preserving California’s ancient redwood trees, the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) is hoping that the towering timbers will be saved from climate change. Earth Day, which was celebrated yesterday (Apr 22), is a time for people to make a stand for environmental...
Wood-Bat League Players Seeking Pro-Stock Northern White Ash and Hard Maple Bats Turn to Carolina Clubs for Custom Wood Bats Handcrafted in Upstate New York WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolina Clubs has published its 2013 collection of pro-model wood baseball bats online at www.carolinaclubs.com. The family-owned business is recognized as a leading manufacturer of high-grade northern white ash and hard maple baseball bats, which are handmade in upstate New...
MyLocalWholesaler.com the premium online directory of American Wholesalers and American Manufacturers is proud to announce the addition of maple syrup to its directory service. (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 MyLocalWholesaler.com the premium online directory of American Wholesalers and American Manufacturers is proud to announce the addition of maple syrup to its directory service. Although maple producers from around the world can be found on MyLocalWholesaler.com, it is the website’s number...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A non-native, invasive insect that attacks and kills Eastern hemlock trees has advanced westward across Pennsylvania to Clarion and Jefferson counties where infestations have been confirmed in two state parks. "The hemlock woolly adelgid, a pervasive insect threat that has killed thousands of hemlocks across the state, has been detected in both Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County, and Clear Creek State Park in neighboring...
University of California, Irvine Results will aid land management, policy decisions for coastal sage scrub restoration California sagebrush in the southern part of the state will adjust better to climate change than sagebrush populations in the north, according to UC Irvine researchers in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology affiliated with the Center for Environmental Biology. The results of their study, which appears online in Global Change Biology, will assist land...
Actress, author and TV host Alison Sweeney leads effort to inspire women across America FOLSOM, Calif., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American women are multi-tasking more than ever, but still feel time-strapped(1) and forced to compromise on things like fitness and nutrition - nearly half of all moms say they feel guilty that they're not doing enough to take care of themselves(2). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/NY81978) To help them maintain the energy and...
North Carolina State University Humans aren’t the only species with a sweet tooth. Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insight into a species that has spread across the United States over the past four years and threatens to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to U.S. fruit crops. “Because we know that D. suzukii prefers softer, sweeter fruit,...
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The Gunnison Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is a species of grouse endemic to the United States, where it is known as the Gunnison Sage-Grouse. It’s similar to the closely related Greater Sage-Grouse in its appearance but about a third smaller in size, with much thicker plumes behind its head; it also has a less complex courtship dance. It’s restricted in range to southwestern Colorado and extreme southeastern Utah, with the largest population residing in the Gunnison Basin region in...
The Redwood National and States Parks, also known as RNSP, are located along the northern coasts of California in the United States. RNSP is comprised of the Prairie Creek Redwoods State, Del Norte Coast, and Jedediah Smith State Parks, created in the 1920’s, and Redwood National Park, encompassing an area of 133,000 acres. These areas protect 45 percent of the red wood old growth forests that occur along 38,982 acres of California’s coastline. Many Native American tribes including the...
Symbol: PHNO2 Group: Dicot Family: Verbenaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N HI I PR N VI N Synonyms: LIIN6 Lippia incisa (Small) Tidestr. LINO2 Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. LINOR Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. var. reptans (Kunth) Kuntze LIRE9 Lippia reptans Kunth PHIN6 Phyla incisa Small PHNOI Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. incisa...
Symbol: CYACC2 Group: Dicot Family: Cactaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Shrub Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: OPACC Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. coloradensis L.D. Benson Colorado buckhorn cholla Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AZ, CA, NV, UT Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta –...
Hercules' Club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis), also known as Pepperwood, Southern Prickly Ash, and other common names, is a species of shrub native to the southeastern United States. This tree is also called Z. macrophyllum. It is commonly nicknamed "toothache tree" or "tingle tongue" because of the numbness to the mouth, teeth and tongue it induces when the leaves or bark is chewed on. The Hercules' Club grows to 32.5 to 55.75 feet tall. The bark is thick, spined and has cork-like lumps...
