Tag: trees
From toothpicks and 2x4s to telephone poles and pencils – all come from trees
Roger BoddaertSpecial to Valley NewsDo you ever look around and wonder about the bounty that trees give us daily?Around our planet, approximately 3 trillion...
The bugs are coming; the bugs are coming
Roger BoddaertSpecial to Valley NewsSummertime has arrived with months ahead of heat, drought, and the onslaught of many new bugs on the horizon.It is...
Don’t top trees
Roger BoddaertSpecial to the Valley NewsThe topping and butchering of trees in any community is like a plague from time to time. This destructive...
Christmas tree recycling highlights composting in Riverside County
The holiday season always ends with plenty of returns, and your Christmas tree is no exception. Return your natural Christmas tree to the ground...
Through My Garden Gate: How to plant a tree made easy
Roger Boddaert, Horticulturist/ArboristSpecial to the Valley NewsMy life has been dedicated to enhancing the earth by planting thousands of trees for the good of...
While trees were growing, a historic reflection
Roger BoddaertSpecial to the Valley NewsHigh on the western slopes of the California Sierra Nevada mountains grows a vast array of sugar pines, black...
Caring for trees and landscapes in times of drought
Roger Boddaert
Special to the Valley NewsSouthern Californians are entering new times of caring for the landscapes surrounding the homes that give them such pleasure,...
Temecula to host Urban Forest Summit
TEMECULA – The city of Temecula will be hosting an Urban Forest Summit Wednesday, March 16, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Temecula City Hall, inside...
Can trees talk with one another?
Roger BoddaertSpecial to Village NewsWow, that’s a heavy beginning to start my conversation with you about the tree world, which has an interconnecting network...
Arbor Day is a call to action
Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsArbor Day is April 30, an observance that began in 1872 when the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture adopted...