Forests are vital to the health of our planet and provide numerous ecological, economic, and social resources. When people think of a forest, they envision a large area of land primarily consisting of ...

Modern gardening often involves weeding, turning the soil, fertilization, and pest control. But permaculture is the practice of growing a garden with the least amount of intervention possible, relying ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X URI intern Allie Douma with volunteer Brandon Doyle, prepping a tree for planting. Credit: Sonia ...

For healthy food and a wealth of other tangible and intangible yields, here are some offbeat places to plant a forest garden. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering ...

The good news is there’s a simple way to cool things down: Plant trees. “You’re easily 10 degrees cooler stepping under the shade of a tree,” said Brad Lancaster, an urban forester in Tucson. “It’s ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For those who love galavanting through the woods, few things are ...

We believe Goose Creek is sowing more than edible plants with its new community food forest at John McCants Veterans Park. The city is planting the seeds of civic pride, environmental stewardship and ...

Volunteers added native plants to a grove of apple trees and eye adding other food producing plants in the future. Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick, left, a master gardener with Olmsted County Extension, Molly ...

Soon, the city of Goose Creek and its residents will be sowing seeds at a community food forest inside John McCants Veterans Park. Everything grown there will be natural and edible, and a common area ...

It’s a mini forest where a small, ivy-encroached, mulched clearing had been. About two dozen University of Virginia student volunteers recently planted 85 trees and shrubs in about an hour, with the ...