I have to admit even being a weather geek, I hadn't really thought much about how lightning strikes a tree, but this photo taken by Barbara Engelhart got me wondering how this particular lightning ...

Similar to tree rings determining a tree's age, fire scars help scientists learn how many fires happened in the area and when. TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It might surprise you to learn wildfire activity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A local reforestation company is helping grow new trees that will eventually replace the ones burned in ...

A soft-spoken museum director, Steven Lee enjoys walking outside his office south of Baltimore and seeing the towering old trees. One of his favorites is a pecan that was recently ranked the ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Members of the South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition on Friday, Oct. 21, hosted their “most popular” field trip for South Tahoe sixth graders at Echo Lakes Sno-Park.

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A local ...