Browsing: trees

Treetops have been a place I always wanted to visit. Being afraid of heights has kept me on the ground, but I remain enamored with what I can see and hear from the safety of terra firma. Taking the time to arch your neck and look up into the canopy is a worthy exercise if nothing more than to wonder and contemplate what lies above.  

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are one of the more interesting of our North American woodpeckers. As their name implies, they do have…

Trees are hard to ignore. They have played many roles in our lives, from the trees we climbed as kids…

For my friend David Minkler, trees are his reason for being. As an ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist,…

Lichens are everywhere. And yet we walk by them every day. Most often seen on the trunk and branches of trees, these organisms are common, and yet we know so very little about them.