The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

When we moved into our home, we decided to create a backyard refuge for wildlife, as well as a private and peaceful place for ourselves. We built a patio, developed a small woodland over the years, ...

In school we all learned how crucial trees are to our environment (crib note — they keep us alive), but aside from their ...

A concept biologists sometimes utilize is “keystone species.” These are plants or animals with a pervasive influence on a given community’s interrelationships. In the eastern United States — ...

As daytime temperatures cool and open windows at night let in refreshing breezes, you may need a light blanket on the bed. Day lengths are getting shorter as the planet travels around the sun at ...

Area communities have had to grapple with a devastating loss of ash trees in recent years might now have to struggle with dying maple trees. Bryon Doerr, landscape maintenance supervisor for the ...

As Brown was growing through the centuries, so was a beech tree on Power Street. Cat Love, a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design studying furniture design, had always loved the European Beech, ...