The pin oak trees along Memorial Drive in Forest Park can tell some stories. They were planted more than a century ago to honor World War I veterans from Richmond Hill. "Seventy trees originally lined ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A consortium of groups sued the city of Jurupa Valley in 2024 but they've now reached a compromise Sefa Degirmenci/Anadolu Agency via Getty The world's oldest oak tree will be protected from a new ...

A deadly disease known as Sudden Oak Death has spread to Yurok tribal lands in Northern California. The disease, caused by an invasive water mold, threatens tanoak trees that are vital for food and ...

A deadly disease threatening some of the west coast's most important cultural and environmental plants has spread again, this time to Yurok tribal lands in Del Norte County, California. With cultural ...

Oak trees have a surprising trick to fight back against hungry caterpillars: they simply wait. When trees are heavily attacked one year, they delay leaf growth by just three days the next spring—long ...

If caterpillars have munched through a lot of an oak tree’s leaves one year, then, the following spring, the tree’s buds open three days later. This delay means the caterpillars don’t have food ...

Spring in the forest: Many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch just when the trees' nutrient-rich leaves are still young and soft. This means they find a table laden with food and can start ...

MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University will commemorate Arbor Day 2026 by planting a pin oak tree at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 24 on the south lawn of Sherman Hall. Within Facilities Management, WIU's ...

Michigan homeowners and landowners should avoid trimming or pruning oak trees from April 15 through July 15, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, to prevent the spread of a ...

At 10 a.m. Saturday, the old oak tree in Jessie Ball DuPont Park will get a new designation. The Treaty Oak will become a Liberty Tree. To mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, the Sons of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Big oaks are one of the dominant tree types across our metroparks. We even have a whole region named after them, but they’re increasingly threatened by the spread of a disease ...