Christianson said the balsam fir fed red squirrels and provided thermal ... Work has focused on clearing dead and dying balsam, removing invasive species, and planting trees on sites ranging ...

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO [email protected] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that ...

Few people have seen the spruce grouse, with its have striking plumage: red combs like giant fake eyelashes on top of the ...

The elusive yet bold spruce grouse is a little-known N.H. inhabitant that relies on forests that are specifically adapted to ...

Henwood Tree Farm has big retail plans while embracing herbicide-free practices in preparing for winter 2026 launch ...

The study in the western U.P. will try to find out why the state's mainland moose population has not grown faster.

Using spotter planes and helicopters, the Michigan DNR plans to track down 60 moose in hopes of boosting their numbers up north.

If you truly want to get away from it all without having to travel out of the Lower 48, then you might want to consider ...

When times are tough, deer will also turn to coniferous species including cedar, Douglas fir, hemlock, balsam fir, and pine. It’s also important to note that deer simply require fewer calories ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

The stunted coniferous forest on St. Paul Island provides good nesting habitat for this species, the island’s major habitats are: Balsam fir wave forest Krummholtz forest Boulder/cobble/gravel ...

During migration season this past fall, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, using Nexrad weather radar, tracked ...