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IATP's Steve Suppan is blogging from the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis in New York.

Ann Arbor is launching a significant new replanting program this fall to add roughly 1,000 new trees every year. The initiative begins half a dozen years after the die-off of once-plentiful ash trees. City officials say they'll use aerial photos to identify the more pronounced holes in Ann Arbor's tree canopy and concentrate on those spots.

The discovery of the emerald ash borer in St. Paul has not only gotten tree lovers concerned about their trees, it's also prompting bird lovers to worry about what the chemicals used to treat the trees might do to their favorite animals.

The Northern Arizona University Forestry Club teamed with the Kaibab National Forest in late April to repair one of the forest's damaged aspen fences, with the goal of protecting the struggling trees growing within. The students spent the morning with Kaibab forester Woody Rokala reconstructing and stabilizing the fence, which is located near Bellemont.

The Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program has certified the first biomass pellet mill in the United States to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards, a significant step in the FSC's entry into renewable energy sources.

IATP's Steve Suppan is blogging from the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis in New York.

Remember when the cost of a loaf of bread rose rapidly last year due to skyrocketing wheat prices? A new Senate report says excess speculation by financial investors with no connection to actual wheat markets drove up prices for profit.