That’s when you need Wrightwood, California—a mountain hamlet where the air smells like pine trees instead of exhaust, and the only traffic jam involves three people deciding who gets the last ...

On the question of food, Aomori is usually renowned for its Fuji apples. In the depths of winter, though, it’s hard not to ...

The trail to Lower Stevens Lake is surrounded by a thick wall of tall pine and fir trees. The ground is covered in verdant ...

When the coastal fog or desert heat has you questioning your California residency, remember there’s a mountain town waiting just a couple hours away where the air is clean, the pace is slow, and a ...

Ents, in the fantasy world of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, are giant, humanoid, half-tree creatures that act as "shepherds" of the forest. Ancient and wise, they are deeply connected to nature, ...

Henry Winkler tells PEOPLE about how he's different from some of the thrill-seeking characters he's played and why he's ...

It is five degrees below zero in northern Quebec, but for the first time this week the sun is shining. I tilt my chin up toward a beam of light fragmenting through snow-covered pine boughs, then ...

A snow-covered walkway and pine trees along the Tahoe East Shore Trail with Lake Tahoe and forested hillsides in view, Incline Village, Nevada, February 16, 2025.

Longleaf pine was the dominant tree species in the Southeast when Europeans arrived in the New World. Its range covered more than 90 million acres from Virginia to Florida and then west to Texas.

Sometimes the long winter, and the seemingly endless snow, can be detrimental to the limbs, roots, and overall health of your trees. If you've been experiencing an insufferable winter, and are ...

The shiny green leaves of the princess pine stand out against the freshly fallen snow. The princess pine is one of our lycopods, which are among our oldest and most primitive living species.

My tweens spend so much time on screens for school assignments already. I want them to experience the fun of enjoying an old-school snow day.