Trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans, too, ecologist Suzanne Simard says. Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a descendant ...

In 2013, the city of Melbourne in Australia issued ID numbers and email addresses to its trees in order to allow citizens to report threats to trees' health and to guard them from vandalism. The ...

Last year, I wrote a story about the importance and power of small acts of kindness during the holiday season in the San Antonio Express-News. Those reflections feel even more urgent today. I now feel ...

Question: We noticed a difference in the oak trees. Which one greens up first with the glossy leaves and which one produces all the fluffy stuff? Answer: Most years there it is a matter of weeks ...

END OF THE WK.EE TURNING TO OUR ONGOING COVERAGE OF CALIFORNIA RUNNING DRY DUNGRI ANOTHER DROUGHT. THERE IS NOW A NEW CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO URGEOU Y TO REDUCE WATER. AND TO AVOID A DEADLY MISTAK FOR ...

A forester from Germany became a nature rock star a few years ago with a book that challenged notions many of us hold about trees. The first time I read his book, it made me smile at the facts and ...