The squiggly trunks and branches of Black Locust stand out in the winter landscape. Photos by Katie Finch Leaves are probably the most common feature used to identify trees. But in winter, when so ...

I recently led a hike at the new Bauneg Beg South Conservation Area (see Great Works Regional Land Trust for more details about trails) in North Berwick, Maine. Near the top, the trail plunges into a ...

The planet is becoming greener, but scientists warn that forests with fast-growing trees are more fragile and less resilient.

Privacy trees and hedges can add much-needed and beautiful separation from neighbors, busy streets, and less-than-ideal views. The best choices for privacy trees will ...

While lightning is a fascinating phenomenon, it's also infamous in its capacity for destruction and the danger it poses to life. Each year, lightning claims hundreds of millions of trees worldwide, ...

Source: Photo by Lynda V. Mapes. Used with permission. As a Pacific Northwest-based writer who reveres the ancient connection between salmon and resident orca, I consider Lynda Mapes' body of work a ...

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District removed about 150 eucalyptus trees in part of a nature preserve last month to replace them with native plants and improve the forest’s fire resilience.

Recent weather events in the D.C. region appear to highlight the impacts of climate change. Violent wind and thunderstorms brought down large trees — including one that crushed a car on Connecticut ...