In a culture obsessed with competition, it comes as no surprise that even our trees have been put to the test. In honor of Earth Month, celebrated every April, this series documents a handful of ...

As more people will be spending their time outdoors with temperatures jumping into the 80s this week, it serves as a reminder ...

A report from the Colorado State Forest Services showed that trees in Colorado's front range are being killed by bark beetles. FOX31's Ashley Michels spoke with an expert on how this can affect ...

2025 marks 70 years of dogwood as Missouri's state tree. The National Garden Bureau proclaimed 2025 at the Year of the Dogwood. Photo Credit: Artwork courtesy of the National Garden Bureau COLUMBIA, ...

Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer on Monday, March 17, 2025 at George O. White State Forest Nursery in Licking, Mo. The tractor takes the seedlings to a ...

In addition to the showy blooms, dogwood also has distinctive bark and form. Trinklein refers to the dogwood tree as “nature’s little showoff” or the “candelabra of color.” The Missouri ...

Columbia Parks and Recreation is planning its annual Arbor Day tree giveaway along with the city of Columbia's TreeKeepers volunteer group, the city's Tree Board and the Columbia Farmers Market.

A man filmed the terrifying moment a lightning bolt struck a tree in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, as severe storms swept across the region on April 2. Elijah Spiva, who shot this footage ...

A man filmed the terrifying moment a lightning bolt struck a tree in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, as severe storms swept across the region on April 2. Elijah Spiva, who shot this footage, told ...

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Conservation and other organizations are combating invasive trees by hosting the annual Callery Pear Buyback event. The Callery pear tree, otherwise known as a ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will partner with other groups to host a Callery pear buyback event in Jefferson City in April. The event, scheduled for 3-6 p.m.