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100-year-old oak tree saved despite damaging woman’s house

100-year-old oak tree saved despite damaging woman’s house

By Filipa Gaspar A 100-year-old oak tree has been saved from being chopped down despite causing damage to a woman's home. Homeowner Jessica Ohren applied for permission to remove the tree, stating that it has caused "clear evidence of subsidence-related damage." Ohren'

‘Furniture orchard’ grows trees into chairs

‘Furniture orchard’ grows trees into chairs

By Adam Dutton An eco-minded couple is taking sustainability to the next level running Britain's first "furniture orchard" — where chairs are grown on trees. Alice and Gavin Munro first started harvesting their bespoke chairs on a two-acre Derbyshire farm back in 2006. The pair

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

The skylines of the future will be made of wood Picture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling, and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This oscillation might seem precarious, but it’s actually an ancient adaptation: If pines and firs and all the others

'Feeling frustrated': Concerns, support shared over proposed logging project near Yellowstone

GARDINER — Ambient conversation filled the Yellowstone Forever building as community members and U.S. Forest Service employees gathered Friday to discuss a proposed “forest health” project on a 4,401-acre parcel abutting Yellowstone National Park and the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. About 50 residents from Gardiner, Mammoth Hot Springs, and

Study finds oak trees delay leaves to outwit hungry caterpillars

Study finds oak trees delay leaves to outwit hungry caterpillars

By Stephen Beech Oak trees deliberately delay sprouting leaves by three days to avoid being infested by hungry caterpillars, reveals new research. The trees' clever tactic to outwit potentially deadly predators was detected by scientists in Germany using data from satellite. They found that many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch

Workers chop trees in famous Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

Workers chop trees in famous Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

By Adam Dutton Fuming locals have blasted bungling council contractors for "illegally" chopping down protected trees in Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest. The Intake Wood nature reserve has been left "in ruins" after around 30 pines and oaks were hacked down earlier this month. The woodland

'A lot of needs': Inside the Bozeman lab that might not survive the U.S. Forest Service overhaul

Justin Runyon still remembers flipping on his childhood porch lights to watch insects swarm the glow. “I’ve loved insects since as long as I can remember,” Runyon said. “I used to turn on the outside lights at our house, and get excited by large moths and beetles. I think