A two-part workshop on winter tree identification is scheduled for Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 at Spring Mill State Park. The ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...

As I’ve noted more than once, being able to name the plants around you is kind of a superpower. At the very least, it allows ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...

Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

After several visits and hours of research, a group of volunteers completed a year-long project Thursday and placed identification tags on 10 trees at Nay Aug Park. And John Romanaskas, a Penn State ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

Joshua trees' only pollinator -- whose evolution has synced with the predictably timely blossoming of their flowers.