Winter is a great time to notice more about the tree in your yard, on your street or road, especially by taking a walk or hike at a local park. The fresh air will do you some good on a sunny day.

There are many happenings of late summer as we now move into September. Some of these, like the leaf colors, are hard to not notice. Various trees turn at different times and the month is largely one ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

You don't need a lot of space to grow beautiful fruits and berries. Here are a few that can be produce beautifully in a container garden every year. Blueberries are beautiful shrubs that stay small ...

Looking forward to juicy raspberries and blackberries? How about apples, pears and peaches? Now is the time to get out and prepare the fruit-bearing shrubs and trees for spring. There are two types of ...

The outlook for blueberries in Southcentral Alaska this year? "It's quite bleak," says Michael Rasy, statewide integrated pest management technician for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative ...