The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...

Pruning is more than cutting back branches, it's about managing sunlight. Small details can mean the difference between struggling and flourishing plants.

California's record wildfires pose a problem for the state’s plan to use its forests to help offset climate-warming emissions.

Lytton, British Columbia, was consumed by flames in 2021. As the fires have grown ever more destructive, some residents have ...

For centuries, people have turned to juniper during hard times, not just for its sturdy wood, but for the sacred smoke it ...

A homeless person was sleeping on a bench near the high school track on Post Rd. Oct. 4. Police sent the person on his way. A caller reported that a white man wearing a blue shirt and shorts was ...

Kim Ballare was a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service until her federal grant “got snatched away.” ...

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never ...

Smoke Alert Home Fire Safety reports that regular chimney sweeping prevents fires, carbon monoxide buildup, and improves ...

The hot, dry summers Clark County and much of the Pacific Northwest have experienced in recent years are harming some native ...

The hot, dry summers Clark County and much of the Pacific Northwest have experienced in recent years are harming some native tree species. Forestry experts and environmental groups say western hemlock ...