Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Tree ferns, which rival ordinary trees in height, were once the masters of the forest. In the Jurassic period they grew 20‡40 ...

Asps, also call puss caterpillars, are found on shrubs and live oaks, but you can kill them without harming your plants.

DEAR NEIL: In raking leaves from shrubs around the house I’ve noticed asps on a couple of hollies. What is the best way to ...

Now, researchers are in a race against time. They say most of the vast ‘ohi‘a forests on Hawaii island will be gone in the ...

President Joe Biden on Sunday becomes the first U.S. president to visit the Amazon, sometimes called the 'lungs of the planet ...

From now through the end of December is the time of year to inspect your trees for Sudden Oak Death. The mold pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, phytophthora ramorum, is most active during wet ...

We’re driving toward a lake on the south side of Mount Hood, cruising slowly and peering into the forest, when suddenly she hits the brakes, jumps out of the car, and runs up the hillside. I see her ...

I tell myself not to think about creepy things, especially my recent discovery of a dead fingers fungus photo Mark Roberts ... I shine my flashlight on the valley’s fern-covered rock structures.

The garden takes root in the memory as much as in the soil, and can bring solace to the traveller far from home.