Every year when spring officially arrives, people spend more time in the great outdoors as the season gears up. Whether you’re looking for help identifying plants along your morning hike or designing ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a smartphone app to help hikers and others identify trees. Developed by researchers in the College of Natural Resources and ...

Technology now makes plant identification effortless, benefiting gardeners, travelers, and photographers. Apps like iNaturalist, PlantNet, LeafSnap, PlantSnap, and PictureThis offer quick ...

A new app for Android smartphones can identify woody plants by using the phone's location with a combination of fact sheets for more than 950 woody plants. The Virginia Tech Tree Identification app ...

For a limited time, this plant ID app for iPhone costs just $14.97 for life. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals If you love gardening or you’re just curious about nature, Plantum is a must-have addition to your ...

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Virginia Tech forestry professor John Siler along with staff and volunteers in conjunction with the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation have developed a free tree ...

Jefferson Elementary School third-graders recently tried out a new tree identification app for their iPads at Prairie Island, which was purchased along with a set of tree books by a grant from ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...