The big dawn redwood tree outside my office window is now orange and is beginning to drop its branches. Unlike true conifers, dawn redwoods are deciduous, meaning they lose their needles in the fall ...

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The Eastern Gray Squirrels are native to the Eastern U.S., commonly spotted around residential areas and Forests. They live ...

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We look at the threats facing trees around the world, along with new efforts to save them — and help them survive and thrive.

When it starts to get cold, squirrels scurry around caching for the winter. But what is squirrel caching, and why do they do it?

A Hallmark Keepsake Christmas tree ornament has been recalled because it might grow mold. The company says 16 customers have ...

For about two minutes, I seriously considered raking the leaves windrowed against sheds that I won’t need access to until ...

Three taxidermied penguins preside over Room 426 in Allwine Hall, standing atop a row of metal cabinets in the back corner.

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Hickory Heights has an abundance of wildlife. I enjoy every minute of it. This morning, I watched a black squirrel running around the yard. First, I saw him in the grass. Then he was halfway up a tree ...