A brush fire that spread quickly in northwest Redmond prompted a third-alarm response and air support Sunday afternoon, but ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has lowered evacuation orders for a fire burning just west of Redmond. Called the Oak Fire, as of 6:15 p.m. it was five acres in size and burning near homes near ...

The fire department said the family living in the house where investigators believe the explosion originated was away on a camping trip. Police evacuated the surrounding neighborh ...

A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to ...

If caterpillars have munched through a lot of an oak tree’s leaves one year, then, the following spring, the tree’s buds open three days later. This delay means the caterpillars don’t have food ...

Spring in the forest: Many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch just when the trees' nutrient-rich leaves are still young and soft. This means they find a table laden with food and can start ...

Michigan homeowners and landowners should avoid trimming or pruning oak trees from April 15 through July 15, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, to prevent the spread of a ...

(CNN) — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees' above- and below-ground ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...