The longer, warmer days of spring spark phenological changes in trees, from root to tip. As their limbs stretch and twist ...

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, Liisa Andreassen founded Echoes of the Forest, a nonprofit that transforms fallen trees into public art to memorialize nature and support community healing ...

Shape and symmetry help determine where a leaf lands — and if the tree it came from can recoup the leaf’s carbon as it decomposes.

“If you are pruning your trees, leave the tree logs on the ground. We have so little rotting tree debris in our garden, I’m seriously considering scavenging some next time I’m in the wood ...