Shaftsbury Tree Warden David Mance updated the Select Board on the problem at a recent meeting. The board intends to create a ...

Trees struck by lightning can ignite from within, leaving behind a hollow structure that may either reignite a wildfire or collapse unexpectedly.

When is the first day of spring? So long, winter! The first day of spring is almost upon us, and we’re counting down the days until the weather begins to warm. The spring equinox happens on March 20, ...

This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...

Pederson’s study of the aged whitebark pine trees involved cutting samples ... Lee called the study’s findings a great illustration of how “finely tuned and remarkable the analysis of ...

A few days later, just around the corner from the spot where I’d heard them before, a huge flock — more than 100 — rose from a giant white pine tree as I passed along the road, then alit in another ...

3. Pine martens are shy, nocturnal animals - meaning they are active at night - and can be very hard to spot. 4. They prefer to live in woodlands and are excellent tree climbers. 5. Pine martens ...

Multiple rural fire crews are battling a large fire among pine trees at Parewanui near Bulls. The fire began on Wednesday afternoon. About 11 fire crews were sent to the spreading fire which ...