Trees

Forests are fundamental to life on Earth. They store carbon dioxide, regulate water cycles, stabilize soils, and provide habitat for countless species. Forests also supply people with food, wood, and shade that helps cool communities during hot weather.

The Uihlein Foundation in Lake Placid is partnering with the Ausable Freshwater Center on a project to determine which native trees are best for river and stream bank stabilization

Suzanne Simard is one of the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded a grant to Newburgh to improve the city’s urban forest.The funds will be used to…

At their meeting this week, Burlington city councilors approved entering a contract with a private company that would sell the carbon offsets resulting…

Richard Powers spent a year under the redwoods of California. That reflection led to his novel, "The Overstory," about the world of trees and a band of…

Berkshire residents may have noticed that the county has been blanketed in fluff this spring. WAMC asked the hard questions to find out what’s behind the…

On Saturday, April 29th, a small army of volunteers will spread out across Saratoga Springs to plant new trees. Sustainable Saratoga's Urban Forestry…

Writer Tracy Chevalier spins fiction from history. Her new novel, At the Edge of the Orchard, takes us back to the Gold Rush era to tell the tale of a…

A just-released scientific study says imported forest pests such as the Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer are causing more than $2 billion in…