MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A popular decorating trend is causing a problem in Minnesota and Wisconsin's northwoods. Conservation officers said people are illegally cutting down birch trees at an alarming ...

Q: Our 12-year-old weeping birch tree appears to have died because all the leaves have turned brown. Do you think it is a goner or should we wait to see if it revives next year? What do you think ...

Q: Am I the only one whose birch tree has suffered this winter? It bloomed beautifully, but now half of it is dead and has almost no leaves. Should I call an arborist? Can this tree be saved? A: This ...

People love their chalky white birch trees. Unfortunately, so does a tiny insect that causes big problems. Only a half-inch long as an adult, the bronze birch borer started establishing itself in the ...

Birch trees are magnificent trees to have in any garden. While they bring charm, color and character to a space, they have ...

Q: Can you help me figure out what’s likely going on with this river birch tree? The tree has been dropping leaves incessantly since about April/May, hundreds per day. Should this tree be dropping its ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Birch trees are dying off in an alarming rate across Idaho. The Bronze Birch Borer is a beetle that attacks these trees killing them off one by one across our landscape.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A voracious insect - the bronze birch borer - is picking off beloved birch trees throughout Oregon. Common for many years in Eastern Oregon, the hard-to-control beetle first showed ...

The omnipresent nature of plastic waste threatens the environment in all sorts of ways, particularly as it is broken down into tiny fragments known as microplastics. This includes contaminating soil ...

Brazen thieves armed with axes and chainsaws are plundering parks, forests and private land in Wisconsin's Northwoods. Their prey? White birch trees. Thousands of trees have disappeared since last ...

Suzanne Simard has spent more time hiding from grizzly bears than most people, and she did it for science. Working in Canada in the 1990s, Simard set out to answer a question: Why do Douglas firs need ...