When Illinois landowners noticed tree deaths and diseases on their properties ramp up in 2017, they suspected industrial agriculture. A survey found herbicides in 90 percent of tree tissues Christian ...

A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem with fire.

The symptoms were strange. They were the same across multiple oak species—white, swamp white, black, red, post, shingle, chinquapin, blackjack and pin. Leaves thickened, elongated and contorted into ...

Alex Holmes, assistant manager for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, shares opportunities for you to get involved in communal science projects this ...

NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out, too.

Winter unlocks a whole new kind of magic on some of the most scenic hikes across the U.S. Trails that are already stunning ...

You might steal a kiss under its green branches, but in nature, mistletoe is a parasitic plant that attaches to and steals nutrients from trees.

Hidden among the rolling hills of eastern Missouri lies a natural sanctuary that feels like stepping into another world entirely – Washington State Park in De Soto.

Washington State Park in De Soto, Missouri is exactly that kind of magical spot. Tucked away about an hour southwest of St. Louis, this 2,147-acre wonderland somehow remains off the radar for many ...

Oregon officials have found the Mediterranean oak borer in six counties across the valley, just as another pest is killing ...

You might have noticed oak trees have gone a little nutty this year, but don’t worry, the sky is not falling. Oak trees in ...