botany

The fall foliage was bursting forth in all its glory. The various species of maples were quickly turning red, yellow and orange, while the formerly gr...

On the edge of the fast-approaching fall foliage season, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s official tourism website,...

(TNS) — The "digger" had a sixth sense for ginseng roots, a preternatural ability to see leaves from a distance amid a swirling puzzle of forest life....

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum (R-BFF), which takes place on October 13, announced that Thursday, September 29, is the last date to register fo...

(Note: First in a series by Big Maple Family Farm in Elk County about the health benefits of consuming local, farm fresh food.) RIDGWAY — Many may hav...

MULTI-USE HERB: Did your mother or grandmother ever instruct you to go outside and pick some plantain to put on a bug bite or bee sting? Here in the A...

FALL HARVEST: Most summer produce in gardens is beginning to dwindle, leading farmers to plant their fall vegetables and start preparations, canning f...

Art in the Garden, presented by Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center and Graham’s Greenhouse and Landscaping is this Sunday, August 7. Visit t...

A family camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park turned tragic after a tree toppled onto their tent and killed a 7-year-old girl insid...

The Tuna Valley Trail Association is seeking interested volunteers who want to become partners by submitting an application to adopt a trail. Applican...

I was walking a Rhode Island trail this week, paralleling an ancient stone wall. What was that strange sound? Could it be an immature catbird? No, the...

LAWNS, WEEDS, HISTORY: On a beautifully sunny day in Bradford, Jerry Oliphant stopped in to drop the following reminder: “To those who poison their la...

The initial news accounts sounded so similar to past years that they were almost repetitive: A wildfire had broken out in a national park and was burn...

HOMESTEAD — Educators in Armstrong and Indiana counties will soon receive innovative STEM learning tools thanks to the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s (...

EMPORIUM — The Lyme Timber Company, Generations Forestry, and several public and private landowners joined together in a collaborative effort this spr...

Sunlight filtered through the overstory of a thick Pennsylvania forest and a few rays fell upon the long, serrated leaves of the American chestnut tre...

MONONGAHELA — State officials on Wednesday discussed the threat that the spotted lanternfly poses and shared information and resources to help Pennsyl...

SPITTIN’ SEEDS: As this week comes to a close and Independence Day celebrations begin, we thought it would be a good time to add one more celebration ...

PEAK SEASON: According to Marcus Schneck of PennLive.com , the peak bloom season for Pennsylvania’s official state flower, the mountain laurel, is alm...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvaniafell to No. 7 nationally in maple syrup production, as the amount of the sticky, sweet stuff flowing through taps in th...