The Black Mountain Beautification Committee's Tree Committee is embarking on a Downtown Tree Revitalization Plan.

Looking for a hardy native tree that is anything but boring? Catalpa trees are known for their knockout flowers and distinctive, green bean-shaped seedpods. Having previously fallen out of fashion ...

A news story published Wednesday morning in The Charlotte Observer and other McClatchy newsrooms in the Carolinas incorrectly reported that the Catawba Indian Nation is planning to build a horse ...

Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world experience or healing for one’s soul, says Donovan Smith, the park’s public information officer. “With blue sunny skies almost year ...

Research is ongoing. Experts issue warning as harmful 'jumping worms' spread across US: 'Such a disturbance' first appeared ...

Incoming correspondence from our many contributors has been awash in additions to an ongoing discussion of the history of the region’s many mineral springs.