Learn about the importance of acorns in the ecosystem and how animals rely on them as a food source from Woodcock Nature ...

This year’s annual acorn survey shows the state’s white oaks once again failed to produce any significant acorn numbers.

Fallen seeds and seed pods can be a major nuisance, but proper identification can make it easier to learn how (and if) you ...

Cut summer heat and AC costs by planting shade trees like live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm and Mexican sycamore.

This autumn, you may find yourself wading through a sea of acorns beneath every oak tree. This isn't a figment of your imagination; it's a natural occurrence known as a mast year, and it's taking ...

Alsip police shot and killed a person who pointed a replica gun at officers after making multiple threats to kill police Monday night, officials said. Around 10 p.m. Monday, Alsip police officers ...

In July the Rensselaer Urban Forestry Council and the Rensselaer Park Department planned a birthday party for the oldest tree in Rensselaer on public grounds. Ron Sheffler, RUFC, measured trees that ...

Consider oaks — especially the northern red oak — Minnesota’s second act for leaf-peeping. After sumac and maples retire their fiery reds, oaks add scarlet, maroon and mahogany to the landscape.

Some people text, some e-mail, but there's almost nothing better than getting an actual letter in the mail, especially if it's a letter poem. "A letter poem is when you're addressing someone else," ...