An important component of native woodlands are birch trees. Most people think of white or paper birch (Betula papyifera), ...

What I was actually looking for was willow catkins — pussy willows ... climbed up and down the trunk searching for bugs under the bark. But I drove right on by the willow flats along Sibbald ...

The pre-dawn is clear, cool and calm when I step outside. In the fading darkness, a barred owl calls from the nearby woods. In the growing light of a new day, I hear songs of a robin and a phoebe, ...

Despite an astonishing 70-degree day last week, there’s still plenty of snow on Kirby Mountain as I draft this mid-March ...

This superb large low-maintenance tree will be admired for years to come with its deeply furrowed bark, gray-green leaves, and yellow catkin flowers ... you'll find it quite fast-growing, as far as ...

Amelanchier trees are a beautiful addition to any small garden and are most often grown for their showy white flowers in spring ... Bearing long yellow catkins in spring and early summer, corkscrew ...

will enter peak shedding periods for white poplar and weeping willow catkins in early April, affecting public health and daily activities. Catkin season typically runs from late March to early May ...

They all got to go home with a Royals vs. Orioles food mat. Upcoming Bark at the Park promotions will feature a Royals vs. White Sox bandana on May 5 and a mystery Hot Dog Derby plush toy on Sept.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane's Bark, A Rescue Pub announced on Monday that it will be closing its doors on April 12. Bark wrote on Facebook that in its five years of business, it has helped 1,354 ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Bark, A Rescue Pub, has announced it will close in April. According to a Facebook post from Bark, the restaurant, which allows guests to interact with rescue cats and dogs ...