Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Newly planted trees and shrubs are particularly vulnerable to winter damage. They can suffer from frozen roots, sunscald, broken branches, and other problems during their first winter or two. However, ...

In a big city, trees, like people, like their space. In a new study, researchers at Columbia University found that street trees protected by guards that stopped passersby from trampling the ...