Palmyra board postpones $2.1M HVAC upgrade for Pine Street building

Palmyra Area School officials postponed a needed HVAC upgrade for Pine Street Elementary without providing a date to bring up ...
The Conversation

How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

Andrea De Stefano does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Advocate

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but your trees might and this kind can cause problems.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part “What’s on my tree?” series about organisms that are commonly found growing on trees in Louisiana. Here in Louisiana, we’re all familiar with Spanish ...
Hartford Courant

Beech bark disease is one more problem for CT trees. What to know.

American beeches (Fagus grandifolia) have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests, Beech leaf disease (BLD), caused by a foliar nematode, ...
ksby

One day, 1,000 trees: Preserving a rare California pine

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. A group of volunteers ...
CNN

What are ‘exploding trees’? The winter phenomenon may not be what you think

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...
KTBS

Experts warn of problems with Bradford Pear trees

SHREVEPORT, La. - The brilliant fall foliage of Bradford Pear trees may make them an attractive sight across many neighborhoods this time of year — but horticulture experts say the species comes with ...
The Denver Post

Pine beetles are poised to decimate Front Range forests: ‘Our ability to stop the spread is very limited’

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine ...
Wall Street Journal

America’s Largest Landowner Bets It Can Replace Met Coal With Pine Trees

Weyerhaeuser WY0.84%increase; green up pointing triangle, America’s largest private landowner, said it has launched a venture to turn runty trees and sawdust from its fleet of mills into a replacement ...
KRDO

Black Forest residents watch forest thin as Pine Beetles kill trees

BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) -- There is growing concern across Colorado about mountain pine beetle infestations. Neighbors in the Black Forest say they’re seeing the impact firsthand, as tree deaths in ...
IFLScience

A 4,900-Year-Old Tree Called Prometheus Was Once The World's Oldest. Then, A Scientist Cut It Down

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
The New York Times

Do You Know What Christmas Tree You’re Getting This Year?

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...