DARIEN -- Most people walk past trees and plants every day without paying much attention to the biological diversity surrounding them. "A lot of people walk through, and all they see is a tree," said ...

If asked to describe what tree bark looks like, most people probably would say something like: “It’s rough and brown and covers the trunk of a tree.” That is a good description of many trees, but not ...

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

Training one’s eye to identify trees is a fun way to connect with the world around us and can be useful for making home landscape selections. Trees are often identified using leaf shape and color, ...

As a big fan of easy-to-identify trees, I was happy to see chestnut oak while hiking Mt. Agamenticus last week. I usually rely upon leaves to identify most tree species, so winter tree identification ...

Most of the time the easiest way to identify a plant is to examine closely the leaf of that plant. Like fingerprints, leaves exhibit distinguishing characteristics. Once familiar with those ...

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Visitors to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds will have a new look this spring. Nearly one year after opening the first nature path on the fairgrounds, updated route maps and an ...

Observing and identifying trees is a type of play that benefits kids in multiple ways. For starters, research has found that simply being around trees improves cognitive development and lowers the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you — these trees really are the color of the rainbow. Found ...

Michigan is one of the best states for trees. The state is home to one of the largest populations of sugar maple trees -- three times more than Vermont, the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.