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 ...

Identifying trees in winter doesn’t stop at bark and buds. In this second part, we explore additional features and techniques ...

Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

There’s usually a point each November when Vermont seemingly transforms from fall to winter overnight. One day the leaves are vibrant hues of red and yellow. Then the wind blows or the rain falls, and ...

What we discovered has changed how we think about trees. Bark was long assumed to be largely biologically inert in relation ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. I love trees, and want to know the name -- both English and Latin -- of each one that lives in our woods. And although you could name your favorite tree Bob or Shirley, it makes ...

For the average person, identifying what trees are in the forest can be difficult -- especially during winter, when their ...

Learn how the trillions of microbes harbored in tree bark can help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.

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 ...

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 ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...