Bark

Can Ash Trees be Saved or Should I Cut Down my Ash Tree? It has been nearly two decades since the emerald ash borer (EAB) was first spotted in the U.S., and the beetle hasn't slowed down since. EAB has affected millions of ash trees in more than 30 states. Once EAB is in your area, you know you need to do something with your ash trees, but the question is what. Michael S., a Davey blog reader, asked, “What do you recommend for me to save my ash tree? What are the expected costs now and in…

Dispatched to 84 Weston Place for a complaint of a barking dog. I arrived on scene and was unable to locate the dog. I knocked on the alleged home, but was unable to have someone answer the door. I proceeded to 110 Weston Place to speak with the caller. He stated this is an on going issue and her has asked the male a few times to help with the problem. The caller related it is bothering other neighbors and keeping his child awake. He said the barking last for several hours usually and that it…

His time of exploration was before the infancy of modern medicine. Before germ theory, sterile techniques, and antibiotics. Hahnemann was unsuccessful in his search for many years until he accidently came across cinchona bark, that contains quinine, the drug used to treat malaria, and developed the symptoms of the disease. This finding led Hahnemann to his first homeopathic law “similia similibus curentur,” or let likes be cured by likes (2013, Science-based Medicine,…

One of my favorite facts that I learned is that African Masks are made out of wood, pottery, textiles, bronze, and copper. Another one of my favorite facts is that the use vegetables, plants, seeds, tree bark, soil, or insects to create natural pigments and dyes to decorate the Africa mask. The difficult part of the I-Search project was to research my topic and write down facts on each of the five notecards. This was hard because I had to read a lot of…

Need to survive. “ Sumatran Elephants eat a wide variety of vegetation including grasses, leaves, shoots, barks, fruits, nuts, and seeAs its name suggests, the Sumatran Elephant is found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. However, the Sumatran Elephant population has severely dropped. “They have lost 80% of their natural habitat to deforestation for palm oil plantations.” (a-z-animals.com). Poachers are also hunting them for their ivory tusks which is killing them off as well. “In 2012, the…

Wisconsin Deer Stand The smell in the woods, the sounds of the trees as the wind blows through them. Ahead a steep ridge is filled with oaks, maples and elms. That have changed color already and their leaves are starting to fall. As they fall they hit other leaves going crunch. Then as acorn fall they go crashing down making a thud like a marble hitting the ground. From atop the ridge a slimy deer trail comes down, breaking into two trails that go opposite ways. There are fresh deer tracks from…

the cat while its eating and watching its reaction when it turns around is a classic. -Aren’t loud -Dogs are known to be noisy pets. They announce everything with loud barks. Cats on the other hand, keep their moods to themselves. Cats will hiss or meow from time to time, but even then, it’s never as loud as a dogs bark. Your neighbors will never call to inform you that your cat hissing, is keeping them from having a nice afternoon nap. -Kill bugs -According to Animal Planet, “A cat…

many things, the most popular is Gothic and William & Mary furniture and also many contemporary pieces. Oak is also known as a hardwood, and has over 60 species in the U.S. The species can be separated into two different groups in reference to its bark, the red group and the white group. The red is also known as the black oak. If you were to burn oak it should be seasoned for over one full year if you want the best outcome, so that means…

every morning. Our moon must also rise at night, as it is in our sky as well. The grass is green when it is healthy. A vehicle must have fuel to run. A body must have blood in order to live. A dog, unless mute or completely trained not to, will bark at a stranger or an unfamiliar noise. Absolutism is not an absolute for everything, however, because some absolutes are too general to be of use in certain…

from the first 28 lines is in first person but talks about the but by the end the last 6 lines changes to second person. However, there are points in the poem that uses assonance like “slobber” and “grovel”. The poem includes alliteration like bitch bark, careless kindnesses, and casual…