Removing a tree is no small job, and it’s often more complicated than it initially seems. Whether it’s for safety reasons, landscaping, or managing overgrowth, understanding when and how to tackle ...

It’s not the biggest. It’s not the oldest. But it’s rare to find a big oak in such a highly developed area. Here’s how it ...

Goetze: Our region’s woodpeckers may be praised for some things while also maligned for perceived or actual damage caused.

On Wednesday, authorities announced that Samuel Patrick Groft, 44, had been arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism, and ...

Growing up in the 1960s and '70s in Uniondale and Hempstead, one entomologist recalled hundreds of cicadas clinging to tree trunks, singing their persistent buzzing mating songs.

As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning.

A suspect was arrested after surveillance video and community tips led police to a man they say used a chain saw to cut down ...

Cavity trees, dead standing trees, and downed dead trees create habitat for many species of mammals, birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles, which positively impacts the rest of the ecosystem.

The trunk of the tree is technically in the public right ... cool the temperature and provide habitat for birds and animals, he notes. Can it live another 100 years? “Absolutely,” says Murphy.

they often completely envelop the host tree. Banyans can live for hundreds of years. The thick, shiny green leaves provide dense shade and the surface roots and hollow trunk offer habitat to ...

Lots of anglers wouldn’t touch the high water at Beaver Lake with a 10-foot pole. A 6-foot pole with a reel attached is more ...

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