HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Learn about the three Bs of wintertime tree identification during this guided walk at a Michigan state park. While leaves are a useful tool for pinpointing tree species during ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Sugar maple. Red maple. Silver maple. What’s the difference? Those three maple species are part of the “tree identification pathway” at Ludington State Park, near Ludington. This ...

MANISTEE, MI – You can visit four of Michigan’s largest dawn redwoods, an impressive and ancient species once thought to be extinct. The dawn redwood was rediscovered in the 1940s. Since then, dozens ...

A new arboretum was recently planted at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, including one unique tree that, some might say, ...

There’s concerns about an invasive insect targeting Michigan’s firs — including Christmas trees. That could have impacts on the state's forests and $45 million Christmas tree industry. Invasive pests ...