LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Experts are warning hikers to stay alert as reports of poisonous plants along trails are on the rise. Poison ivy, poison hemlock, and wild parsnip are among the most common ...

If your ash tree’s canopy is thinning, bark is flaking off in patches, or woodpeckers are suddenly interested in your trunk, ...

A pair of Fox Chapel area Eagle Scout hopefuls are seeking the highest honor in scouts through nature projects. Josh Lowe, who recently graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School, is in the process of ...

Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation ...

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle ...

TANNERSVILLE — Marc Wolf steps off a trail at the Mountaintop Arboretum to examine a beech tree with mottled, bumpy bark. “This is pretty typical of beech bark disease,” he said. “Beech ...

Eastern hemlock branches infested with hemlock wooly adelgid, seen as small white puffs at the bases of the needles. Credit: Leigh Greenwood, The Nature Conservancy While scientists will debate which ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...

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Look for hemlock varnish shelf fungi on the bark of conifers, especially hemlocks, from early June through autumn. The fruiting body appears as fan- or shell-shaped protrusions from the sides of ...

On the Trails: Tree bark By Mary F. Willson Monday, February 10, 2025 9:05am Sports Columns Nature Outdoors and Recreation ...

“So, when we’re up here, we’re kind of looking at the trunks of the trees,” Anderson said. “That’s our first indicator that it’s a hemlock. They have a really unique bark pattern. They’re kind of ...