EMPIRE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The latest efforts to combat beech bark disease are underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Beech bark disease is caused by two organisms: an invasive insect ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Snow-covered trees are the stuff of winter wonderland lore, but a white waxy residue on beech tree bark is the sign of what’s becoming a tragic story. Another invasive pest, the beech ...

Climate change is creating a lot of new problems for the environment, and all of these problems will ultimately impact on humanity, including economic losses, health risks and more. A 30-year study ...

DURHAM – More than half of New Hampshire’s deciduous and mixed forest land is dominated by maple, birch and beech trees, which not only define the picturesque scenery but contribute to the economic ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A new disease impacting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the Northeast ...

Even if you don’t recognize the American beech by name, you’ve surely seen the tree: it has distinctive, smooth, gray bark, often carved with people’s initials. In fact, beeches are the most common ...

Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as ...

A new disease impacting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the northeast believe it could be potentially devastating. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 and ...