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Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. They've burrowed everywhere from vacant lots ...
Work is about to begin on a 67,000-square-foot expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck.
Two North Dakota tribes and a group of tribal citizens have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep North Dakota’s district map ...
This project by SUNY ESF is an attempt to create a version of the American chestnut that is more resistant to the fungus than ...
It looks like the Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program has found yet another Illinois state champion tree: a rare ...
These 5 tree species are dying. Scientists are racing to save them. Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on ...
Thanks to the Community Family Forest grant from the North Dakota Forest Service, the project included a diverse mix of hardy, region-appropriate trees: Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree, Redmond Linden, ...
Eight elm species are endemic to North America, and a smaller number to Europe; the greatest diversity is found in China. The Common North American Elm Species ...
American elm and slippery elm, two of six species of elms found in North America, are known together as soft elms. Rock, winged, cedar and September elm are known as hard elms. Hard elms are 25 ...
Brown University’s 155-acre campus is home to thousands of trees and is recognized for its impressive American elm collection. Last year, the campus lost an iconic community fixture, an elm tree ...
For decades, the American elm population has dwindled, and one of its greatest threats is the deadly Dutch elm disease, which has taken its toll on Brown’s campus, too. The tree removal ...