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 Every Arbor Day, Iowans pay special attention to the benefits of our trees and dedicate themselves to planting and managing Iowa’s trees and forests.

White oak trees with no visible insects or fungus are dying on ravines and ridge tops across the Midwest - in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Foresters, who agree that climate change has played a role in the trees' rapid decline, can do little more than cut down the majestic trees and harvest them quickly to beat the rot. There is hope that a new test may help solve the mystery of the epidemic called rapid white oak mortality.

Trees with no visible insects or fungus are dying on ravines and ridge tops across the Midwest.

Trees with no visible insects or fungus are dying on ravines and ridge tops across the Midwest. Foresters can do little more than cut down the majestic trees and harvest them quickly to beat the rot.

Time to take a drive across the state to enjoy the fall color.

Fall colors have already started appearing in the trees in Iowa, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the time to go leaf watching is now.

Pumpkin spice may be a seasonal favorite, but one of the best flavors of fall in Iowa is a crisp, sweet, locally grown apple.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A three-story mature ash tree hangs over Sara Turnquist’s property in Iowa City. It has shaded her children’s play dates, meetups with neighbors and driveway

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