botany

KANE — The community is invited to learn about invasive plants in McKean County and the impact they have on nature during a program slated for 1 p.m. ...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

Imagine a tall oak tree with its roots anchored firmly in the earth. Imagine that America is like that tree, with its roots our Constitution. Over the...

Mention the word bonsai and some people may conjure up an image from the “Karate Kid” movie when Mr. Miyagi teaches a teenager named Daniel how to pru...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

GARDENS: We reached out to Donald J. Comes, a horticultural botanist gardener from Smethport, to see what gardening he recommends people do — and not ...

Shannon Marie Scott, daughter of Alan and Judi Scott of Lewis Run, and Aaron O’Toole, son of Karen Butler of Bradford and the late John O’Toole, were ...

A warm spell that started this past weekend is bringing gardeners and other outdoor enthusiasts out from their winter hibernation. The warm stretch is...

FLOWERS: You see those Valentine’s Day flowers turning brown on your desk? We’re not sure where our local flower merchants get their posies, but it ca...

BIRD COUNT: Remember how we talked about how the Great Backyard Bird Count would be happening this month? Well, if you’d like to count birds alongside...

Everyone knows the classic red rose is the symbol of love on Valentine’s Day. And, as local florists and greenhouses described, sticking with traditio...

ROBIN: Rich Colosimo sent us this photo of a robin he saw in Bradford on Sunday. Rich tells us, “This little fellow was seen in the 900 block of High ...

EMPORIUM —Emporium’s Shade Tree Commission is working with the borough and contractors to remove a number of large trees that are unhealthy or are lik...

SAVING BIRDS: “Birds hitting windows is one of the leading causes of bird deaths in the United States,” according to the American Bird Conservancy. “I...

STATE COLLEGE — A newly discovered virus infecting the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats could help scientists and wildlife agencies trac...

Residents are implored to keep the “happy” in “happy holidays” by making sure you don’t fall victim to the many common, but preventable, Christmas dan...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Giant Sequoias growing in California's Sierra Nevada are among the largest and oldest living things on earth, but...