MANHATTAN — In these days of global warming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s cool idea to plant lots of carbon dioxide-sucking trees along rivers and streams and is encouraging property owners to do so. Planting trees and bushes along waterways is an excellent long-term conservation tool that produces several benefits including hunting and lumber production, using carbon dioxide to release more oxygen, slowing erosion that might otherwise end up in streams and helps cool the streams, Kansas State Extension forester Billy Beck said. Trees can be planted in different says but no matter how they’re planted, property owners will need to spend three years of watching the plantings and controlling weeds, he said.
Thursday, June 30, 9 a.m.
