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Fall is usually a good time to plant trees with mild temperatures and adequate ground moisture. With drought conditions across Iowa this fall, watering newly planted trees on a regular

After the 2020 derecho a large chunk of the eastern iowa tree canopy disapeared virtually overnight.Efforts to regrow that canopy are ongoing, but drought condi

A few day's into October and more than a month into meteorological fall, trees around the state are starting to show their colors.Earlier this season we talked

Only time — and weather forecasts — will tell what hues we may see this year

Next few months of rainfall will determine how well trees can recover from dry conditions

  Written by Mark Vitosh, District Forester with the  Iowa Department of Natural Resources By itself, the small vine seems of little threat; maybe an ornamental wreath, with yellow capsules giving way to red berries...or perhaps climbing a trellis, with soft, green leaves. But Oriental bittersweet doesn't travel by itself. And it doesn't stay small…

There are several threats to mitigate before a fruitful harvest.

Iowans feast on morel mushrooms in the spring — but they'll never tell you where they found them.

Iowa’s trees and forests are a sustainable-working natural resource that provide economic development opportunities for 158,000 private woodland owners, 18,000 wood-based industries and more than 800 tree care employees.