These environmental preserves are small and off the beaten path, most measuring fewer than 100 acres, and carved out as a piece of natural beauty amid nearby housing developments and shopping centers.

A practical guide to perennial plants that deliver colour all year in Indian gardens, with sun, shade, and drought tolerant options.

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Named after the ancient forest goddess Aranyani, this inaugural pavilion turns ecology into an architectural experience, built to pull you back into the natural world.

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In the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees ...

GRAYLING, MI - The largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula is the result of a recession. Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling is home to this 49-acre forest ...

Experts from University of Florida FAS have identified the 8 invasive plants to avoid buying in stores.

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, a two-man crew has begun repurposing parts of the landscape that have been lost. Included is the ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

While the weight of freezing rain, ice and snow can damage branches, there is another kind of injury that comes with the extreme cold, experts say. By Adeel Hassan Snap, crackle and, sometimes, a ...