Every state has its own official tree, a living emblem that reflects a state’s natural heritage, character, and pride. State trees are chosen not just for their beauty, but for the role they play in ...

A potentially devastating disease epidemic is attacking our region's most common evergreen trees. Colorado, Black Hills and Norway spruce have long been planted in yards and shelterbelts. Most of the ...

We were pushing through head-high willows along a brushy caribou trail, five days into our week-long trek across Alaska’s Noatak valley, when my hiking partner, Brad Meiklejohn, startled me with a ...

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Shane Zavodnik examines an illegally cut spruce tree while standing in a frozen swamp in late November, on private property near Eveleth.

Homeowners, landowners, and estate managers across Surrey are being urged to act quickly, as the deadline to apply for the Spruce Tree Removal Grant closes on 28 February.

One of the reasons Glen Hemingson bought his home in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood was the thick stand of spruce trees in the front yard. “It has the feeling of a forest,” Hemingson said. But soon ...