Invasive species
An Epidemic Among Ash Trees: Up to 100,000 Cornell Trees to Die From Invasive Beetle
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Since EAB entered the United States from Asia over 15 years ago, the insect has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the United States.
mystery boxes
What Were the Mysterious Boxes on Ho Plaza?
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According to Qiao, the boxes inspired some unexpected attention and several inquiries from the student body.
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C.U. Plantations Offers Reward After Bosnian Tree Cut Down
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The Cornell Plantations is offering a $250 reward for information leading to a conviction of anybody involved in the destruction of a Bosnian pine tree valued at $3,800. According to a press release, a plantations staff member of the reported that the tree, located in the Watkins Pinetum area of the F.R. Newman Arboretum, had been cut down.
It appears that the perpetrators used a hatchet or an ax to cut the tree down and then dragged it to the edge of the road, where it was found. The incident took place sometime between Nov. 20 and the following morning.
Plantations health care coordinator Donna Levy explained that each year the University takes actions to prevent people from taking trees from the plantations to use as Christmas trees.