Trees Serve Many Functions-Plant a Tree with a Purpose
Trees contribute so much to improve the quality of our lives. The oxygen the trees produce is essential to life. Wood has been an important building material through the ages. Fruit and nut trees feed wildlife and us. These are just a few of the important roles trees play in our lives.
More than just aesthetic beauty, landscape trees can serve many functional roles improving the quality of our lives.
50K to be donated if 500 shelter animals find homes at WHS
Wisconsin Humane Society announces
“50K Community Cares Challenge”
Southeastern Wisconsin Trees and the Prolonged Drought of 2011&2012
Paul Markworth, Consulting Arborist
Over the past two years, southeast Wisconsin’s precipitation has been many inches below normal. We are in a drought and this drought is beginning to take its toll on our trees.
GOVT OF THE CORPS, BY THE CORPS, FOR THE CORPS
I take an issue that matters to me, and I run with it, pun with it, play around with sounds and meanings, let my mind dance to the rhythm, until I've got a poem. I have no idea ahead of time what I'll come up with!! And then I keep modifying it. Here's the YouTube of a possible final version of GOVT OF THE CORPS, BY THE CORPS, FOR THE CORPS, an issue that matters to everyone, even to those who don't yet know it!
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Prescribed Fertilization Can Help Your Trees Now!
by: Anthony C. Arnoldi, Board-Certified Master Arborist WI-0102B
Trees have had had their share of problems this year.
- They have had to suffer from diminishing root systems during the last2 and a half years of the long, accumulating drought,
- wood boring insect numbers have risen to extremely high levels and are attacking various tree species,
- chlorosis (yellowing due to decreased chlorophyll levels in the leaves) has begun or intensified on susceptible trees,
- needle diseases and needle drop of evergreens are commonly visible,
- fungal leaf spot diseases of deciduous trees are noticeably high and causing defoliation,
- root rots have affected many root systems to some degree,
- dieback and decline has started on a lot of trees because of these problems, and
- bad “pruning” from storms, well-intentioned homeowners or unschooled arborists has added injury to insult.
Picking up the Pieces: Supporting your workplace after a tragedy
As a business owner or manager, you can take every reasonable safety precaution to try and prevent the bad things from happening. That still won’t thwart an act of violence from an irrational employee or customer; “acts of God” like heart attacks and hurricanes; or random accidents like the ones that happen every day in companies just like yours. Do you realize that, if left unchecked, the aftermath of a critical incident could also cause your business to suffer?
Mature Oak Care
Oaks trees are native to our area and can live 200 to 300 years. Oaks have been the subject of story, song, and legend. They cannot be replaced with in our or our children’s lifetime.
Mature oaks create a dimension in the landscape that is often taken for granted, because they have been there so long. They may appear indestructible because we see only the toughest part of the tree that is above ground. However the most sensitive portion of a mature tree is the root system.
The NFL Should Have Started with Trust
September 27, 2012
By Erik Reader – BBB Business Relations Specialist
Nearly 100 dogs & puppies available at the Wisconsin Humane Society
Nearly 100 dogs available at the Wisconsin Humane Society
The Wisconsin Humane Society reports that there are nearly 100 dogs and puppies available for adoption at their Milwaukee and Ozaukee campuses, making this the largest number of dogs they’ve had at one time all year. With four additional transfers scheduled to arrive next week, the organization expects their number of available dogs to remain high in days to come.
