The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. I love trees, and want to know the name -- both English and Latin -- of each one that lives in our woods. And although you could name your favorite tree Bob or Shirley, it makes ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Many trees can be identified by their leaves, but what about in the winter time? WDRB’s Keith Kaiser stopped by the Louisville Nature Center to learn how to identify trees.

Most people tend to overlook tree bark as rather uninteresting, at best. It’s too bad, because bark is a fascinating and often attractive plant “invention,” and is actually rather complex in its ...

A two-part workshop on winter tree identification is scheduled for Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 at Spring Mill State Park. The sessions, led by Janet Eger of the White River Forestry Committee, aim to teach ...

Observing and identifying trees is a type of play that benefits kids in multiple ways. For starters, research has found that simply being around trees improves cognitive development and lowers the ...

Learn how to identify the hornbeam tree, from its smooth bark and serrated leaves to its hop-like seed clusters and tough wood.

An Iowa big tree hunter takes measurements of the an Atlantic white cedar tree on the grounds at Brucemore in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...

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 one to enjoy a deeper level of kinship with the other living things that ...