Critics, fans burrow into St. Paul’s proposed tree preservation ordinance

If the city of St. Paul cuts down your boulevard tree for road work, can it replace it with saplings? How many saplings makes ...

How tall and short trees can coexist in old growth forests

Forests are shaped by light competition. The trees that grow the tallest have access to the most sunlight, blocking the rays and rendering the shaded space around them inhospitable to shorter trees ...

I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

In the summer of 2020, my husband, Ryan, and I bought a house in Portland, Ore., with a sizable backyard containing little ...