Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel ...

What do flying squirrels, acid rain, and violins have in common? They are all connected to the Red Spruce — a coniferous tree found in northeastern North America. It acts as a home for many animals, ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Earlier this week, a crew of beer makers and forest conservationists embarked on a journey into the Lincoln Davis Memorial Forest in Sharon, N.H. Their mission? Harvest the freshly ...

The Christmas tradition of setting up a "People’s Tree" on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol is personal this year for those native to Western North Carolina. Both the 78-foot red spruce tree ...

One activity I enjoy while standing next to a conifer is to rub my fingers across the needles, inhale the fragrance, and ...