A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Urban greenery—like trees and other green spaces in what are otherwise concrete jungles—can help cool down cities, clean the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In a record-breaking year, the Salvation Army in Clearwater helped to coordinate and provide Christmas gifts to 2,241 local children. The agency's director of social services, ...

A pet boa constrictor named Pablo made a break for it Palm Beach County when his owner's wife went into labor.

Loveland is home to approximately 25,000 trees, but in recent years, gaps have begun to appear in parts of the city’s urban canopy, due to disease and development pressure. Now, city officials are ...

Five trees in the Rockford area have been named Illinois State Champion trees, according to a community announcement. The trees were discovered through the institute’s Legacy Tree Program, which ...

The Petoskey District Library is offering free trees as part of its Earth Week celebrations. According to a community announcement, the library is participating in Neighborhood Forest's 17th Annual ...

The South Florida Water Management District held a python hunt in December with cash prizes. Kevin Pavlidis won multiple awards, including for most pythons captured and the longest python. The ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monroe County residents can now order native trees and shrubs to plant at their properties, part of a program to support environmental protection. The Monroe County Soil & Water ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As the holidays wrap up and Christmas decorations go back into storage, there’s one more thing some residents may be wondering about: what to do with their real Christmas tree.