More than $4 million is going toward protecting Maine's oldest trees

The New England Forestry Foundation is giving out grants to loggers to defer cutting late-successional and old-growth forests ...
VTDigger

Researchers at Vermont orchard work to bring back the American elm tree in New England

The species suffered a mass decline decades ago. Researchers are studying how to restore disease-resistant elm trees, with the goal of increasing biodiversity and flood resilience in the process.

‘It feels like a hopeful moment.’ A century-long battle to save New England’s elms nears a breakthrough.

These are American elms, saplings of the magnificent trees that were once ubiquitous in New England, cathedrals of green that ...
dailyyonder.com

Rural New England Counts on Foliage Tourism, but the Future of Fall Colors Is Uncertain

Vibrant fall colors as seen from an overlook on New Hampshire’s Kancamagus highway in the state’s northern White Mountains region. (Photo by Jim Sagle / Yankee Magazine) Leaves are already turning in ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Zoo New England to plant 2,000 new trees in two Boston neighborhoods over three years

GILLETTE. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. WELL, SUMMER MIGHT TECHNICALLY BE OVER, BUT AS KELLEY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE THREAT FROM THE HEAT, IT’S ALREADY HERE. DEFINITELY. AT SOME POINT IN ZOO, NEW ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Checking in on the effort to save ash trees in New England and beyond

There's hope against an invasive Asian beetle that has been killing ash trees in North America since the turn of the century, according to a New England-based entomologist. Juli Gould, a native of ...
Southeast Missourian

Wood-eating beetle invasion threatens New England trees

WORCESTER, Mass. -- A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to ...
WHDH

Cleanup underway after deadly storm topples trees, knocks out power, floods roads around New England

Cleanup efforts were underway Monday night after heavy rain and strong winds flooded roads and sent trees crashing onto homes, cars and utility infrastructure around New England. Conditions ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

The quest to find New Hampshire’s biggest trees

In this competition, those sparring for the title are judged by their circumference. Some are scaly, furrowed, warty. Others are smooth and papery. One of John Wallace’s favorite prizewinners resides ...
Rutland Herald

Gypsy moth larvae return to dine on New England trees

HARTFORD, Conn. Last year s dry spring, coupled with the recent stretch of dry weather, has helped to fuel the resurgence across parts of southern New England of the gypsy moth caterpillar, a furry ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Gypsy moth caterpillars return to dine on New England trees

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. HARTFORD, CONN. >> Last year's dry spring, coupled with the recent stretch of dry weather, has helped to fuel the resurgence across parts of southern ...