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UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s easy to interpret green in forests as good, though that isn’t always the case. You might identify a mantle of green forests cov...

There is still time to register for the two remaining Backyard Conservation workshops: Native & Invasive Plants plus Pollinators and Soil Health & Ver...

With the hullabaloo about invasive plants, we may wonder how bad are they and why we should worry? Are plants just plants? Natural ecosystems evolved ...

SMETHPORT — A program about invasive plants will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 16 at the McKean County 911 conference center in Smethport. The program...

Today marks the last day of National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As you know, controlling invasive plants across the region takes a group effort....

Invasive species are a national ecological threat to the outdoor places we love; from our backyards to where we hike, camp, fish, hunt, and enjoy. Feb...

The best way to describe the first vision of Dan and Sandy O’Brien’s backyard is to compare it to Dorothy opening the door in the black and white scen...

(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...

ATLANTA (AP) — Even the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has to come down after the holidays. For the ninth year in a row, the tree set aglow ...

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf typically bustles this time of year as workers prepare to haul millions of pounds of Dungeness crab that are a tradi...

A poisonous substance linked to a massive algae bloom off the West Coast has prompted officials to halt recreational shellfishing from Washington to C...

MILOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Such an animal has not been seen on Czech territory for hundreds of years. A Dutch breeding program has recreated mass...

PARIS (AP) — The sky was the limit for powerhouse Christian Dior which built an entire floral mountain within the Louvre to house its 15 minute show a...

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Californians cut back water use and let lawns turn brown, arborists and state officials are worrying about a potentially dangero...