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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

A Lombardy Poplar in Riverton and a Utah Juniper in Fremont County are the newest Wyoming State Champion Trees. The two trees ...

The San Antonio Botanical Garden is working to grow thousands of trees to replace those destroyed by the July 4 Hill Country ...