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… 750,000 acres in 2011, and it is widely theorized this increasing beetle population killed the trees fueling the recent fires. A study published by the Canadian Journal of Forest Research in … 1996, according to the study. In addition, "bark beetles killed 10.5 million lodgepole pine trees in Colorado between 2002 and 2007, a 10-fold increase in mortality over the previous 5-year … levels" by pine beetles, the study said. Pine beetles have killed 70,000 square miles of trees -- an area the size of Washington state. Pine beetles are just one outcome of rising …

… astronaut Dave Bowman into something far more than human. The monolith is not unlike the tree in the Garden of Eden, a creation of some unearthly other that drives forward the evolution … to care for each other. Understanding the world as it is helps us survive. From both Eden's tree and Kubrick's monolith springs the knowledge that makes the difference for human beings. …

… and harder to mow. The other thing I love about the garden is its promise. The buds on fruit trees and the first shoots of spring bulbs delight me and fill me with hope for results I …

… sheer orange cliffs and arrive first at "Park Avenue," a narrow valley of sagebush, low pine trees, cactus and dead wood lying between 10-story brown and orange cliffs and rocks. It feels … Isn't that what Jesus urged? "Consider the lilies of the field." "Learn a lesson from the fig tree." "Look at the birds in the sky." He wanted us to learn the way of God, as he did, from …

… and some on the left on these hot-button, controversial issues, we miss the forest for the trees. I read the Creed we all recite every Sunday and see in its words a profound challenge to …

… The obligation of the center is to attend to the periphery "when the sap is bubbling in a tree having growing pains." "If [church] personnel are chosen only from men of a certain type, …

… for longer (and found some comfort in denim). I'm sure I'd be better at identifying birds and trees and handier when it comes to home projects that involve more than a hammer and screwdriver. …

… invited to occupy the cathedra, or bishop's seat. The chrism was made from oil from the olive trees on the grounds of the motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. The oil was …

… to form an opinion and ascribe it to God. (See: "I'm pretty sure that thing about the tree of life is a fluid concept.") But it's the responsibility of young adults to acknowledge …

… seem to me to function like a caldron that nourished, and contains, the flames, and a grove of trees that softens and directs the wind. I am sure that these movements upset some people, just …

… And in his last breath, Jesus proclaims his forgiveness for the ones who have hung him on that tree. Forgiveness, freely given by God to us through Christ, is our gift to one another as …

… as well as those who worked behind the scenes for the cause. One of five appendices, “Family Tree of the U.S. Women’s Ordination Movement” is especially helpful in sorting out the timeline. …

… life, there is so much life -- and evangelical life. The problem is that sometimes, a fallen tree makes more sound than the forest that stays standing. In the consecrated life, there are some fallen trees, but there are many forests. I know something of the consecrated life. There's so much …

… the life of the unborn child.” Nah. He would not say that. Really, does he think it is an oak tree growing in the womb? Not once in his speech did the President mention the word abortion. I …

… destines are tied together. To quote N.T. Wright's clever article, "Jesus is Coming--Plant a Tree!" …

… Among Nations awarded him by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, where a tree is planted in his honor. After a 1958 trip to Israel, Marie-Benoît longed to live in the …

… doubtlessly see something different. It might look like a giant hand to me, but a spreading tree to you. Post-modernism allows that both you and I are correct. We are simply viewing the …

… Chris Nicola, a cave explorer from Queens, N.Y., was in western Ukraine to research his family tree. While there, he decided to explore some the country's famous giant gypsum caves that extend …

… this experience. The similarities in style between "To the Wonder," Malick's 2011 film "The Tree of Life" and his 2005 film "The New World" are obvious: the deliberate gaze of the camera … and though the visuals in "To the Wonder" are not as vivid and startling as those in "The Tree of Life," the sacramental style, if you will, of the cinematography continually juxtaposes …

… ripe for satire and worse.   That something is the ability to miss the forest for the trees. Lawyers are not unique in this regard. I work part-time at a university and have seen how …