As the Mountain Gardener, I often hear folks asking for trees that grow fast. You want shade, privacy, and beauty, and you ...

W hen wood mill owner David Carpenter showed up in the early hours when floodwaters started to recede July Fourth, family members say, he was armed with a chainsaw with a four-foot blade. First ...

Less water and moisture mean that fir trees become more vulnerable to attacks by pests that bore into their bark to lay eggs ...

Part of Cypress Island Preserve, Lake Martin offers boat tours, blooming irises, and rare wildlife in one of Louisiana’s most scenic swamp ecosystems.

The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either ...

Regular wet walks cost $25 for members of Friends of the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, and $40 for non-members. The cost ...

The swamp lakes of the American South offer serenity and beauty. This particularly remote one in Mississippi also boasts ...

Discover a hidden natural paradise in Florida where rare orchids bloom, ancient cypress trees tower overhead, and wildlife thrives in one of the state's most overlooked treasures.

Center Point, Texas, RV park owner David Chambers said he was stunned not to have had a better warning as floodwaters rose.

Like magnolia, dogwoods (Cornus) are some of the most beloved white-flowering trees. Unlike magnolias, their blossoms are “actually bracts—modified leaves that surround the tree’s tiny true ...

All Things Considered Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods Sergio Martínez-Beltrán Jul. 09, 2025 ...