If left unchecked, both overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive shrubs like Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera ...

Garlic mustard, a fast-spreading invasive weed, is threatening the understory of Portland-area forests, competing with native ...

Forest gardens are thoughtfully designed ... tall trees or overstory trees, low trees or understory trees, shrubs, annual and ...

The $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission wants to improve economic development in the region through ...

Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...

An invasive shrub layer in the forest displaces preferred natives ... that can potentially shade out young hickories in the understory. Hickory is a shade-intolerant tree species, which means ...

The Adirondack region is comprised of a variety of forest communities ... The ground is usually covered by leaf litter. Understory vegetation is likely to include a variety of tree and shrub species.

and other plants for non-edible forest plants. Fruit and nut trees make up the top canopy, while berry shrubs, edible perennials and annuals make up the understory. Foraging is the act of searching ...

The wildfires that erupted in eastern Suffolk County last weekend spread through more than 400 acres of woodlands before they were extinguished. But in spite of the alarming billows of smoke, the ...