HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. – An invasive insect that kills fir trees has been found in Roscommon County, marking the fifth Michigan county with a known infestation. State officials say a forestry technician ...

Portland Public Works told Portland City Council it is forced to make cuts for next fiscal year, while residents will be expected to pay more. Contractor dead, PGE employee injured in workplace ...

The Delhi Police registered an FIR against several social media users for circulating “misleading content” and “confidential internal documents” after they uploaded posts that criticised the lack of ...

Trees can grow to incredible heights, but moving water from roots to leaves should be nearly impossible by normal physics. Instead of pushing water upward, trees create extreme negative pressures that ...

Let's face it – the pantry can quickly turn into the wild, wild west of kitchen storage. Cans get shoved wherever they fit, and half-eaten bags of chips get tossed into the back of the shelf. You end ...

You’re enjoying a peaceful hike in the woods surrounded by lush greenery, including a lone tree with a red marking spray-painted on its trunk. It’s easy to dismiss as the work of vandals (ugh, why can ...

SAVE THE ANIMAL’S LIFE. THE BRAVE LITTLE FELLA, WARM AND SAFE. NOW, OAK HAS QUITE THE STORY. THIS LITTLE GUY WASN’T CURLED UP IN A CRATE DURING LAST WEEKEND’S STORM. INSTEAD, HE WAS STUCK IN A TREE AT ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

From the sweet aroma of baked cookies to the festive family gatherings, Shawn Hundertmark’s mom always put the merry in Christmas. When she died 20 years ago, Hundertmark dedicated his yearly ...

One source of Christmas joy may make some feel not so holly and jolly. If you decorate your home for the holidays every year, but feel downright awful as soon as the tree goes up, you could be dealing ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

When it comes to choosing and decorating live Christmas trees, balsam fir ranks as the state’s favorite. Thank that fresh, piney scent replicated in candles, soaps, lotions and air fresheners this ...