Topping my list of champions of snowy winters are our fir trees, which have numerous adaptations for wintery conditions. Eastern hemlocks and balsam fir are, literally, built for snow.

Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast. Posted July 1, 2024. Updated July 1, 2024. ... leaving strings of white that resemble fake snow on a Christmas tree.

Cold winters are key to curbing an invasive pest that’s depleted Eastern hemlock trees for decades in Connecticut. Warm winters, fueled in part by climate change, allow these insects to spread ...

BROOKFIELD -- Marin Marcus savors the solitude and natural beauty she has nurtured over the last 30 years as a master gardener around her Candlewood Lake home. Marcus said she was mortified nearly ...

Hemlock trees can grow up to 150-feet tall and can be easily spotted in the Great Smoky Mountains, in the Cherokee National Forest, according to The Nature Conservancy. Why tracking snow, ...

If you’ve been in Frankfort at all in the last couple of years, you may have seen some people out in the woods, looking up into hemlock trees or nailing a metal tag to the base of a hemlock. If ...

Eastern hemlock trees are a vital foundation species in Pennsylvania forests, supporting the ecosystem and enhancing aesthetics. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect, poses a ...

If you have hemlock trees on your property, the time to protect them from a deadly invasive insect is approaching. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says spring is the best time to ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931. This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...