Trees and shrubs usually shoulder winter weather with ease. Snow rests lightly on branches and the occasional rain glides off ...

A disease is present throughout forests in the Northwest, and researchers say it’s a pathogen as old as the trees themselves.

North America is home to 17 species of finches. Two of them live year-round in the Times News region: the American goldfinch ...

Today in Illinois, we have very few native conifers; the fact that these cones can only be found where humans have planted ...

I am having a couple of trees cut down next week. Is it OK to use the wood as firewood? One is a maple and the other is a ...

KOBUK RIVER — This fall and early winter I’ve been fixated on an old wooden boat. At villages and camps along the river, ...

A reader says dense Sitka spruce plantations are being planted where forests were never meant to be in land that cannot hold ...

However, if you are having doubts, it’s okay to wait until the buds start to fatten up in late winter or early spring. You’ll ...

This wonderful family-friendly film, which is also rooted in catastrophic historical events, is a great watch.

For those with a flair for artistry, espaliers can be grown as living fences that provide organic demarcation of different ...

The United States is packed with spectacular national forests, and these special spots contain some of the most unique trees ...

Kachemak Bay State Park near Homer, Alaska isn’t just another outdoor destination—it’s nature’s masterpiece hiding in plain sight. While tourists flock to Alaska’s headliners like Denali, this 400,000 ...