When disaster strikes, California gets federal funding to hire temporary workers to clean debris. But the jobs are tough, and ...

What was once a confusing piece of nature in the heart of a Bay Area county is now a raised wooded walkway through coastal ...

I HAVE BEEN pruning evergreens now for the last two weeks at a fever pitch! That is because late November and all of December ...

In a recent study, rare wooden structures from the Roman Empire were investigated in a wide range of ways using NMR methods.

Eric Stavney discusses the history of Saint Lucia and how the tradition is evolving in today's changing world.

Leaving a material like wire, whether from lights or stake ties, wrapped around trunks will eventually stress and kill a tree ...

A construction crew uncovered a “highly unusual” historical artifact — and it may be the “only one of its kind” in Colorado, ...

From private citizens to state-owned forests, the wood for this monumental undertaking arrived as a testament to shared ...

Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can ...

Admission to the museum is free, although donations are accepted. It is open on Thursdays and Fridays, 1-4 p.m., and other ...

While it's too early to tell if the Bay Area will experience a wetter- or drier-than-average winter, December typically ...

A male hairy woodpecker is a regular visitor to my peanut butter feeders, also sampling from the suet from time to time. In a ...