Ever since childhood, Forest Lake resident Alan Bakke has been interested in wood. Little did he know that this childhood ...

An ice storm in late March damaged forests across a 12-county area in the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state's ...

All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.

Built in 1956, this beloved hotel on the shores of Lake McDonald within Glacier National Park is undergoing renovations this ...

On Friday, June 27, 2025, this author got to visit a small portion of where the Trout Fire had burned beside NM 15 beyond Signal Peak. She went with Trout Fire public information officer Starr Farrell ...

The fog was tinted a bit by the early sun, a soft, warm glow that complemented the greens of the valley. It drifted slowly ...