Across 24 peaks and 240 miles through the Sierra Nevada, a UC Davis team searches for high-altitude Jeffrey pines to learn ...

Nomad Outdoor has launched Conifer VX3, the updated version of its line of technical in-field gear designed for maximum ...

Any shrubs that might be damaged by high winds, snowblowers or road salt should be wrapped in a material that breathes once freezing temperatures have arrived – but not before, advises master gardener ...

The Nuwä people of the Mountains utilized more than 100 different species of native plants for food, but none were as prized ...

Have you noticed that there is a bumper crop of cones on most of our conifers? The importance of this is that our deciduous ...

Digging to bury organic matter also relieves any compaction brought about by walking on the soil in wet conditions, helping ...

Compare super chef Guy Fieri with the ruby-crowned kinglet; you may think they are one and the same. These birds are really ...

Lower light signals evergreen trees to reduce water in their cells and to replace fatty acids for unsaturated acids that don’t freeze as easily. However, conifers run the risk of moisture loss during ...

I recently received an email from a friend saying that she had flying squirrels on her property. She went on to write that she and a friend had made a nesting box and were planning to make a few more.

Chronic stress is on the rise—the result of an evolutionary mismatch that our bodies and brains, adapted over hundreds of ...