There are plenty of altruistic reasons for planting trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and alleviate climate change. They suck up other pollutants and release oxygen, literally cleaning the air we ...

Whitetail bucks need to replenish their lean, worn-down bodies after the breeding season, so hunting over a food source then is a perfectly logical strategy. But don’t limit your consideration of ...

I would like to add some native trees to my yard. I am also interested in adding fruit production to my gardening plan. What Missouri native trees would be appropriate for landscaping and also produce ...

Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

I got an e-mail from one of my readers a few months back asking how they could solve the deer problem in their yard. A few weeks ago, one of my friends from church nearly hit another deer. Seems that ...

With new homes shrinking in size while the neighborhoods become denser, the need for privacy has never been more pressing. But with backyards growing modest in tandem, traditional favorites like ...

MADISON, Wis. (WXOW) – With the deer hunting season approaching, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is warning hunters to avoid using ash trees for deer stands. Most ash trees in the ...