A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North America historically have been ...

Porcupines are pure vegetarians and they spend most of their time eating tree leaves and bark. In the winter, they rely heavily on hemlock trees for food and by the time spring arrives one can imagine ...

Is any of God’s creations nobler than the oak tree ... Eastern hemlock has been threatened by the woolly adelgid, another invasive insect. And new threats keep coming: beech leaf disease ...

As spring rolls on, the capital is abloom with edible plants — if you know where to look, what to pluck and how to cook them.

Keeping the eyes open as nature comes to life is one of the great pleasures of walking at this time of year. As Spring ...

North American historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional and ...

Horses love to eat grass, browse hedgerows and pick at branches, however there are several plants that they shouldn’t eat, ...

After planting, it’s always beneficial to mulch with an inch or two of woody material (some leaves are OK), like hemlock bark mulch (no slivers) or wood chips from your local tree trimmers. Tree ...

I am including a photo of an interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana). A small ant and an even smaller needle from an Eastern hemlock tree provide context for the size of the leaf blades. You can also ...

Warbling vireos also are abundant in a more specialized habitat, tall trees in riparian areas. Yellow-throated vireos overlap ...

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has developed a management plan for an important part of a very large ...