CLIFTON, Va. — Hemlock Overlook Regional Park in Fairfax County is being inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network. This is kind of like the Hall of Fame for really old trees. The Old-Growth Forest ...

Called “treasures in our backyard” by Fairfax County Board Chairman Jeff McKay, the old growth forest at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network on April 17th ...

Eastern hemlock trees like these growing along Tracy Run in Allegheny National Forest are considered "keystone species" — meaning, they play fundamental roles stabilizing the forest ecology. The U.S.

Connecticut's tree-filled landscapes are legendary among locals for their elegant mystique. One forest of hemlock and pine ...

n adult specimen of the Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugaeis, shown in a handout photo from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archive. (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ...

A 120-acre virgin forest in Perry County, home to many hemlock trees that are believed to be more than 225 years old, has become Pennsylvania’s latest addition to the national Old-Growth Forest ...

Despite its wintry name, the hemlock woolly adelgid isn’t so in love with the cold. The tiny pest, which first invaded Massachusetts in 1988, is marching north through Berkshire County, and the ...

The Eastern Hemlock – a majestic, ancient tree species found across the Eastern United States and Canada – offers shelter, food, and protection for over 120 species of vertebrates. Other special ...

One of my favorite winter trees is the Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). I grew up with a grove behind my house and loved to climb as high as possible and look down over the roof of my house and ...

Hemlock's future in the context of its past -- An iconic species -- Lessons from Harvard forests and ecologists. I. the Pisgah forest -- Prehistory to present -- Tree-falls and tanbark -- Lessons from ...

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