Campus Canopy reimagines schoolyards as a place where students learn under the shade of trees and surrounded by native plants.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to heat in the summertime But this week's sweltering hot ...

Many urban canopies across U.S. cities are dominated by only a handful of tree types, putting them at risk of being wiped out ...

Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...

Today, I’m looking at oak trees. I remember this oak tree study where the researchers explored ways to get more acorn production. They took three similar stands of oaks and applied experimental ...

Across the eastern United States, tree communities are shifting toward fewer species in a process known as homogenization.

As the Mountain Gardener, I often hear folks asking for trees that grow fast. You want shade, privacy, and beauty, and you ...

Matt Friedlein with the National Weather Service said shaded areas, like grassy parks or under tree canopies, can be up to 10 degrees cooler than paved surfaces.

Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular ...

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There is a concerted effort across cities in the southwest to plant more trees. For example, Phoenix has launched a "Trees ...

Cheyenne Ingel, a scientist with the Desert Research Institute, says there’s a lot going on in a tree. She explains that ...