Australia is facing challenges with koala displacement as tree plantations are harvested, according to the Guardian.  ...

The koala is a national icon of Australia. And in some parts of the country, these marsupials — known for their fluffy ears, adorable clingy babies, and diet of eucalyptus leaves — are endangered.

High on the Ventura County hillside overlooking the city, a 15-foot-tall Tasmanian blue gum eucalyptus tree was planted. It means Two Trees will remain Two Trees, perhaps long after it's Three Trees.

But climate change bringing hotter, drier conditions means the trees – especially plantations of Eucalyptus globulus or Tasmanian blue gum grown for paper – are contributing to bushfires from ...

Eucalyptus trees – native to Australia ... The Tasmanian blue gum has become so synonymous with the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco that many Californians are convinced it’s native.

Species like the Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) grow to heights 200 feet or more and are prized for their durability and quick growth. As such, many Australian plantations produce ...

From eucalyptus removal to prescribed burns, ... blue gum eucalyptus trees as part of aA suite of local climate change adaptation projects launched this month thanks to a recent infusion of $71.1 ...

View the full episode transcript. This article was first published in February 1, 2018, and was updated on April 11, 2024. Depending on whom you ask, eucalyptus trees are either an icon in California ...

The blue-gum eucalyptus. The blue-gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus), for instance, adored for its beautiful scent and blue-hued leaves in neighborhoods across the American west, has also served ...

Most of the 1,000 different eucalyptus tree varieties are native to Australia but not all belong in a pristine wetland. ... Nature Glenelg Trust works to clear blue gum plantation from Walker Swamp.