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Tim Fisher has been with Dotdash Meredith since 2006, working in various roles in the company. Before joining Dotdash Meredith, he was a systems engineer for Target Corporation; prior to that he ...
18 Native Trees and Shrubs to Grow in Your Desert Backyard - Treehugger
May 17, 2022 · nickkurzenko / Getty Images. The desert willow is a shrub or small tree that can grow 15-30 feet tall and 12-25 feet wide. Hummingbirds and bees enjoy the nectar from its pinkish-to-violet flowers ...
The 15 Tallest Mountains in the World - Treehugger
Sep 7, 2024 · Emad aljumah / Getty Images. The highest peak in India and the third tallest mountain in the world at 28,169 feet, Kanchenjunga welcomes a maximum of 20 to 25 climbers annually—though 2019 saw a ...
Why Black Rhinos Are Endangered and What We Can Do - Treehugger
Sep 26, 2021 · Black rhinos have been listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 1996. Three generations ago, there were nearly 38,000 of these ...
13 of the Ugliest Animals on the Planet - Treehugger
Jun 1, 2024 · shankar s. / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. A human might run for cover with this nose, but for the proboscis monkey, the bigger the nose, the better. It turns out that nothing turns on a female proboscis ...
10 Extinct Plants With a Fascinating History - Treehugger
Oct 15, 2024 · David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a ...
How to Manage and Identify the Boxelder Tree - Treehugger
Jun 14, 2024 · Nahhan / Getty Images. There are several attractive cultivars of boxelder including "Aureo-Variegata," "Flamingo," and "Auratum." The cultivar Acer negundo, "Aureo-Variegata," is noted for its ...
Process of How Trees Absorb and Evaporate Water - Treehugger
May 19, 2021 · jun xu / Getty Images. Transpiration is the evaporation of water from trees out and into the Earth's atmosphere. Leaf transpiration occurs through pores called stomata, and at a necessary "cost ...
How to Make Potpourri: 5 Simple Steps - Treehugger
Jan 3, 2023 · Treehugger / Sanja Kostic. A fixative is a preserving agent. In dry potpourri, it's used to preserve the scents of other ingredients by reducing the evaporation rate and, therefore, slowing the ...