Green Christmas Tree farm
The Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm in Oxford, Michigan has been honored for its environmentally-friendly practices. The tree farm was awarded a Proactive Leader in Ecology Management Award. The steps they have taken to make their tree farm more green include planting all the trees with an electric auger, rather than a gas-powered tractor; a drip-irrigation method; selling trees in pots so they can be replanted after the holidays; and intermingling of tree species to prevent disease. Good for them.
Monkey population in Kenya is worrying
The De Brazza’s monkeys, a white-bearded monkey species, have never before lived in the Great Rift Valley, because weather conditions there have neve been well-suited for them. Not anymore, though. A population of the monkeys has been spotted in the valley, leading ecologists to say this is a sign of global climate change. Africa is the continent least prepared to cope with climate changes caused by global warming.