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An entomologist and his ecologist daughter have outlined the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past half-century ...

Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge and the Coast Range are all within about a 90-minute drive from the city, giving easy ...

An ecologist’s long walks and detailed observations allowed him to chronicle the shifts in an iconic habitat and grow a ...

Chestnut trees began disappearing from eastern deciduous forests in the U.S. almost a century ago due to a nasty fungus. That has contributed to a vastly different eastern forest landscape today.

Each state in the Union offers ways to experience autumn colors through parks, drives and other public offerings. So get ...

Fall color isn't exclusive to northern climes. Choose your trees well, and you can have it in New Orleans as well.

Pennsylvania's DCNR puts out weekly fall foliage reports from late September through early November. See what the first has ...

We've compiled a list of some of the darkest places in each US state for the best front-row seats to any celestial show.

Beautiful views filled with trees and wildlife are one of the reasons so many people decide to buy property in Maine. The ...

As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay.

Between the shores of Lake Washington and the Snoqualmie Pass, Eastside parks hold an abundance of natural escapes and ...