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 ...

Do you know all the trees in your yard? As leaves emerge from buds very soon, I’d challenge you to identify your trees this year. Proper identification of trees is important so we can select the best ...

Learn how to identify nut-bearing mast trees — oak, hickory, walnut, and more — in this guided 15-minute tree walk for bushcraft and foraging enthusiasts. 🌳 Take a walk with me through the woods as ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

A few years ago, I made a promise to myself that I would spend more time outside admiring this "nature" that everyone raves about. Quickly, I found out that there was way more to the outdoors than I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orchidpoet/ Getty Images Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single ...

Did you hear what happened to the wooden car with wooden wheels and a wooden engine? It wooden go. Wood, at least from ash trees, is in excess supply since emerald ash borers have killed hundreds of ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE MASSABESIC AUDUBON CENTER IN AUBURN AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND SEAN, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT INVASIVE PLANTS BEFORE.