The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can now separate fir, spruce, and pine pollen. The achievement promises sharper ...

That's how challenging it can be for scientists to distinguish the tiny powdery pollen grains produced by fir, spruce and pine trees. But a new artificial intelligence system developed by researchers ...

Repellents reduce damage but rarely eliminate it. If a deer is hungry, bad taste or strong odor won’t keep it away from your ...

Mountain pine beetle, which creates the highly visible rust patches in hillsides crammed with lodgepole, grew to 5,600 acres of impact. The Douglas-fir ... trees die. Other pests like the spruce ...

Despite its stature, the tree is falling behind on the leaderboard for the tallest in the city. Local nonprofit Restoring ...

Preventing deer injury to plants is a definite challenge. Advice always starts with “Plant species less desirable to deer.” ...

Jillian Patrie | University of Minnesota Yard and Garden Extension ...

Forests are beyond amazing! As a field ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service, and chairing the Smithfield City Tree Committee ...

After a Dhamma session I attended, a participant inquired about the meaning of taking refuge in the Three Jewels (Triratna).