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The drought-like conditions are taking a toll on newly planted trees. Even the well established trees need a drink! Follow these tips to rescue your trees.

If you have recently planted new trees, make sure to give them some extra TLC as the hot weather can impact their growth.

After the Windsor Selectboard voted in October to block advocates for the LGBTQ+ community from planting a “Pride” tree on the town common, Amanda Jordan Smith could have given up the fight. Instead, she dug in. Jordan Smith, a former Selectboard...

Haverhill and Lawrence are receiving $100,000 each from the state’s Greening the Gateway Cities Implementation Grant Program to plant hundreds of trees. Haverhill will plant 300 trees and hand out educational brochures about the benefits of a healthy tree canopy and tree care, while Groundwork Lawrence plants 350 trees in the South Lawrence West neighborhood, […]

Westfield, Springfield and Holyoke land grants to help make for a better quality if life.

Plant a tree. Take a walk in the woods. Start recycling paper products. Whatever you choose to do, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection encourages Alaskans to take time for Arbor Day on Monday, May 15. Established in 1872, Arbor Day educates children and adults about the importance of trees, and recognizes the

The week of May 22-28 has been designated National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week to help increase public awareness of this tree-killing beetle and the damage it can cause to

The week of May 22-28 has been designated National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week to help increase public awareness of this tree-killing beetle and the damage it can cause to

If the number of entries in the 2023 Growing Works of Art contest is any indication, Vermont students have a deep appreciation for trees, both in their own backyard and

Cities packed with heat-absorbing infrastructure and coupled with low levels of cooling tree cover are dangerously hotter than the suburbs.