This fourth article in a six-part series examines the potential use of hardwood tree species as components of engineered wood ...

Owls visit your yard for food. They stick around for sleeping, nesting, and hunting purposes, if the conditions are right.

The red pine tree, found in North America, can perhaps be best likened to the underwhelming cousin of the more widely known white pine. The qualities of the white pine made it a staple for the early ...

The Eastern white pine has great significance to wildlife. Numerous species of songbirds and small mammals feed on white pine seeds, while snowshoe hares and various deer graze on the needles. The ...

Officially named the Italian Stone Pine (or Pinus pinea, if you want its botanical name), Rome’s pine trees are as integral a part of the city’s streets as ancient ruins and the sampietrini-lined ...

Prescott sits in the mountains where the air stays cool and the pine trees reach high. This town served as Arizona’s first territorial capital, and that important past shows everywhere. Courthouse ...

Snowfall in the White Mountains is reliable enough to keep the slopes busy from late fall through early spring. The resort is popular with Phoenix and Tucson locals who want a ski trip without the ...

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 ...

Oregon keeps some of its best secrets in the most unexpected places, and Fort Rock State Natural Area is proof that the state ...

Pennsylvania’s Pine Grove Furnace State Park offers a mountain lake ideal for swimming, hiking, and enjoying peaceful nature.

Many people are surprised to find out that winter is a prime time for birding. There are opportunities for beginner and experienced birders to spot our year-round resident birds as well as ...

Dave Kline and his wife decided to put their suburban, semi-rural backyard and surrounding property into the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat program.