SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Fair LP, one of the nation’s largest operators of amusement parks, said Tuesday that its plan to go private in a $635 million takeover by asset manager Apollo Global Management has been scrapped because of a poor response from shareholders.

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Scientists want to examine the rings of Herbie the elm tree for Maine climate, age data

Do rings of Herbie the elm have age, climate data?

USDA provides $20 million to help combat pine beetles in Montana forest

Montana gets $20 million to combat pine beetles

New England cuts down an ailing, ancient elm and loses a little bit of its history

New England loses a big tree, and a little history

After 13 years of planning and fundraising, MLK memorial construction has begun on mall in DC

$1.2 million in federal energy grants to be shared by Ark. cities of Little Rock, Pine Bluff

2 Arkansas cities get $1.2M in fed energy grants

Product recalls: computers, plastic tree steps, ammonia and gas cans

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Donald Trump buying NJ’s Pine Hill Golf Club; also buys course in New York’s Hudson Valley

Donald Trump buys southern NJ golf course

PINE HILL, N.J. — Donald Trump has made two more acquisitions, this time adding a southern New Jersey golf course and one in New York’s Hudson Valley to his portfolio.

Partner of Baltimore Ravens owner submits winning bid to buy Erickson Retirement Communities

Bisciotti partner to purchase retirement community

A look at Cedar Fair’s amusement parks in US and Canada

A look at Cedar Fair amusement parks in US, Canada

Wild ride for amusement parks, as Cedar Fair sale to private group turns industry upside down

Amusement park sale throws industry for a loop

Rare conifer cut down in Seattle Arboretum may be impossible to replace

Rare conifer cut down in Seattle Arboretum

Real or artificial? 4 factors to weigh in choosing your Christmas tree style

Smart Spending: What kind of tree fits your style

Details of White House Christmas decorations: from Blue Room to East Room to gingerbread house

Details of White House Christmas decorations

Bears on the move in Yellowstone region, putting hunters, hikers at risk

Grizzly bear in Montana attacks was underweight, but still not clear why she mauled 3 campers

Invasive fungus threatening Colorado’s oldest trees, which can live longer than 2,000 years

Flights document 1 million acres of dead whitebark pine in and around Yellowstone

Baby killed, mother injured by falling tree branch in NYC’s Central Park Zoo

Oregon buys 43,000 acres of young pines, creating 1st new state forest since 1948

Warmer winters linked to spread of fungal tree-stunting disease that hurts timber industry

Amusement park operator Cedar Fair says inadequate investor support dooms takeover by Apollo

Arch Coal sues EPA over veto of permit for largest surface mine in West Virginia

NY Times pays damages, apologizes to Singapore’s leaders for Asian dynasties article

Paper company’s need for wood highlights problems with tree-destroying US gypsy moths

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