The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

James and Cindy Rushing set up their camper along the Guadalupe River, their family says the couple is among the missing in ...

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state's ...

The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species of bark beetle that was discovered in Colorado in 2013 and has been expanding through the state, has the potential to damage the Colorado landscape. And ...

An ice storm in late March damaged forests across a 12-county area in the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

Adam McCurdy, the forest and climate director for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, is concerned that staff cuts in ...

Some national parks, like Sequoia and Redwood, are known for their ancient trees. But the world's oldest tree was from ...

Those seedlings won't survive. A common problem when planting aspen seedlings: the 'j-root.' (Andrew Hynes/CBC) Out of the 19 trees in the plot, they found one j-root.

Tree planters are hard at work this spring planting aspen seedlings in the Whitehorse South fuel break. The goal is to build a natural barrier to wildfire, by removing all the highly flammable ...

Aspen trees tend to have rough bark that ranges in color: greenish or yellowish, grey, white, or a mix. These trees are medium-sized, growing between 20 and 80 feet tall.