Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

A freshman seminar encourages students to behave differently in the world and feel more passionately about biodiversity.

AI tool suggests tree species and placement to cool urban streets by 3.5 C

Urban landscapes could be cooled by up to 3.5 degrees using a QUT-developed AI-based tool that optimizes where trees and which species are planted to make cities cooler, greener and more resilient in ...
Purdue University

How to Identify Tree Defects and What to Do about It?

Purdue Landscape Report: Trees provide many benefits for our homes and properties. If a tree is found to have a defect such as dead branches or broken limbs from a storm; it can become a risk issue.
mlive

A tree that lived up to its name: ‘The Monarch’ ruled over an old growth forest for generations

“The Monarch” presided as the crowned sovereign of the 49-acre Old Growth Forest at Hartwick Pines State Park for years. It was 325 years old when it died in 1996. This Eastern white pine was – and ...
WCPO Cincinnati

Christmas tree prices are up... again. Here are ways to save

Whether you prefer a live Christmas tree or an artificial one, the good news is that no one is talking about shortages this year. But you may find slightly higher prices than a year ago, especially if ...
CBS News

Should you buy a real Christmas tree or an artificial one? Here's how to tell which is more sustainable

Curtis VanderSchaaf is an assistant professor of forestry at Mississippi State University. Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more pull an ...