Is that tree a pine, a fir or a spruce? Here's a handy guide to identifying the many species of trees populating Central ...

Real Christmas trees are slightly more environmentally friendly than their plastic counterparts — if you dispose of them ...

The Harrington family once worked and played in the forested land in West Greenwich. Now it's a haven for wildlife and hikers ...

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings has set out to make his Powder Mountain ski area an open-air art gallery. This summer, the ...

Across the country, zoos are quietly turning a post-holiday problem into a win for animals and the environment. Instead of ...

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season isn’t the lights or the music — it’s the smell. Pine. Cedar. Siberian fir. That crisp, forest-after-a-snowfall scent that makes everything feel calmer, ...

A world awash in gray. Gray gravel crunching, spraying, flinging across the ground. Gray hoofbeats up and over and down, in a ...

In a media development closer to home, the Maine Trust for Local News, which operates the Portland Press Herald, ceased ...

Pine trees and climate change transform the region’s fire patterns, pushing some to run ‘as if from the roar of a dragon.’ An area of native vegetation was burned to ashes by a campfire in January ...

If you're the type of traveller who could spend hours enjoying a view, this gem in the Canary Islands truly is everything you ...

The March 2025 ice storm in northeastern Lower Michigan was impactful. Many residents were forced to leave the area until power was restored. Access to properties was hampered for months. Chainsaws ...

Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS -- the substances commonly called forever chemicals -- find their way into water, soil and air.