Climate change is already reshaping the landscapes we know and love. Within the next century, the Antarctic could lose most of its ice, while climbing temperatures fuel devastating storms. Floods, ...

Hickory trees are so common in our area that most of our woodlands are classified as the “Oak-Hickory” forest type. They ...

The American adult of 1975 carried a specific portfolio of practical skills that contemporary ...

Somewhere in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia, there’s a place that looks like a movie set designer’s vision of the ...

Stacker used information from forestry and landscaping sites to compile a quiz to identify trees by looking at their leaves.

A massive wildfire has burned through nearly one-third of Santa Rosa Island, including a grove of critically endangered ...

A scientist helps save Crater Lake’s whitebark pine trees from an invasive fungus. In 2002, “Oregon Field Guide” told the story of how an invasive fungus called blister rust was killing Crater Lake's ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As investigators continue searching a wooded area in Hickory Hill, new details highlight the challenges authorities face in identifying the skeletal remains of three children found ...

Naturalist Carey Russell is encouraging hikers to learn tree identification as a way to deepen their connection with nature. By using clues like leaf shape, bark texture, and habitat, hikers can ...

As temperatures begin to rise, flowers begin to bloom, people flock to the great outdoors...and snakes start to emerge. Snakes are an important part of our ecosystem, regardless of how you feel about ...

Neil Sperry explains why apparent bark damage may just be harmless lichen, and he answers questions about buffalograss and ...

By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Trees far outnumber people here in North Idaho, and that’s the way residents like it. Still, ...