The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Acorns develop in 2019 on an oak tree in Amana. Native oak trees can support hundreds of species of ...

There are many reasons a yard can become waterlogged, from runoff issues to frequent torrential rains. Some yards stay boggy because they're located in swamplands or low-lying areas. Poorly draining ...

Question: Yesterday I read that “oaks are a keystone species”. What exactly does that mean? Answer: A keystone species is a plant, animal or microorganism that is vitally important to its environment.

Fall is an ideal time to consider planting an oak tree. The mighty oak, America’s National Tree, is visually appealing, with this wide leafy crown and broadly spreading limbs. Yet, it is more than a ...

NORTH LIMA, Ohio (WKBN) — YSU has many traditions. A new one is the Legacy Forests planting. It’s a program that has taken root to make for a better future. It’s done in the fall, knowing the winter ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — An Escondido man needs your help to plant twenty thousand oak trees. In this Zevely Zone, I follow up on a dream that continues to grow. With the passing of President Jimmy Carter ...

We came home from a visit to the grandparents recently and found a tree in the backyard lying on the ground. One of the younger boys astutely pointed out that’s not how the tree was when we left it.

Houston’s landscape may look browner than usual after this week’s frigid spell, but where the environment is healthy, there is no such thing as the ‘dead’ of winter. Hundreds of species of creatures ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...