The Ministry of Education has directed all public and private schools across the country to take part in a nationwide tree planting exercise on Mazingira Day. The day is set for Friday, October 10, ...
Each school is expected to plant at least 2,000 fruit trees, while learners will take seedlings home to expand the effort within communities. Cabinet and Principal Secretaries will be required to ...
As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility for home gardeners and orchardists. Frost can significantly harm budding ...
Choosing the right fruit tree matters because some varieties damage your garden, create a mess, and harm the ecosystem. Bradford pear trees look pretty but smell bad, spread invasively, and have weak ...
An invasive fungal plant disease has been discovered on Long Island, its first appearance outside the South, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Tuesday. Laurel wilt causes ...
Biraland (pronounced BEEDA-land) is a 20-part video series from Vermont creator Bira Vanara. A musical comedy about the natural world and our connection to it, Biraland features a host of wacky ...
Arborist Fred Breglia says various factors this spring and summer created the perfect conditions for fungi in trees and shrubs, particularly maples, lilacs and crabapples. People who own them should ...
If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...
On June 26, 2025, Zurich Zoo highlighted the plight of the endangered orange-eyed tree frog. Native to Costa Rica, this colorful amphibian faces extinction from the deadly chytrid fungus. Researchers ...
GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A tree-killing disease known as Laurel Wilt is affecting over 20 counties in North Carolina. The N.C. Forest Service recently found Laurel Wilt in trees in both Beaufort ...
NESCOPECK TWP. — As Jen Broyan walked through her field, she pointed to clumps of strawberries starting to redden but also strips of black plastic where no plants grew. About half of the crop didn’t ...
When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further enhanced this cooperation by forming a concurrent symbiosis with two different ...