The various species of oak trees are among our most beautiful and stately native tree species. They can also be difficult to distinguish from each other. In this online class, Carlton Burke will share helpful tips to identify many of our mountain oak species and learn more about the uses both by humans and wildlife […]
The various species of Oak trees are among our most beautiful and stately native tree species. They can also be difficult to distinguish from each other. In this field-based class, participants will learn and apply helpful tips to identify many of our mountain oak species and learn more about the uses both by humans and […]
Gardeners are becoming increasingly committed to learning about climate change — both how it will affect them and what they can do in response. Starting with a basic outline of climate change and the naturally occurring ecoregions in the Southeast, the book goes on to address dozens of ways in which readers can make their […]
A hundred years ago, the American Chestnut was the dominant tree on many low to mid-elevation slopes and ridges in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Then during the first half of the twentieth century the Chestnut Blight, caused by an introduced fungus, killed virtually every mature Chestnut tree in Eastern North America. But the American Chestnut […]