The wood-boring beetle was first discovered in North Texas in Tarrant County in 2018 when a 10-year-old took a photo of the ...
It must be time for a ‘mast year’ for humanity, when we decide not to give up, but to rise again to the challenge ...
An emerald ash borer is a tiny, shimmering green fleck about as long as a pencil eraser. But the invasive beetles can cause big problems for ash trees, and they’ve been spotted for the first time in ...
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12 Plants That Love Fireplace Ash

After a cozy night by the fireplace, most people scoop out the ash and toss it without a second thought. But did you know ...
Secret tips for identifying trees on a woodland walk. WOODLAND walks are one of the very best ways to enjoy the winter months ...
The City of Manitowoc’s Forestry Division is bringing back its annual Tree for a Tree program in 2026, offering residents the chance to exchange their fresh-cut ...
The Equinox Preservation Trust (EPT) has launched the “Protect the Preserve 2026” campaign to raise funds for projects to ...
Scientists at the University of Minnesota published a study in the journal Forests in November 2025 about the potential for fungi to slow the spread of emerald ash borer, a beetle that kills ash trees ...
For much of 2025, the Twin Tiers has been fighting invasive and destructive species on the air, on land, and in the water, ...
Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...
Standing on an esker northeast of Ampersand Mountain, retired state biologist Ray Curran pointed to a fen he first visited ...