Just this year, I finally noticed how similar hazelnut and alder flowers are, did some sleuthing into their taxonomy and found they are both in the birch family (the Betulaceae). Birches are ...

At a certain point each year, when it starts to look as though winter might be over, Lars and I hop into the truck and drive ...

“If patients think the pollen is high, yes, it’s absolutely high,” said Bryan Farthing, the director of clinical services and ...

This popular low-growing plant seems like a nice, innocuous groundcover, but it’s an aggressive grower that can spread 50 ...

Birch Aquarium visitors can see the 11-foot oarfish that was found near Leucadia last November. The new limited-time, ...

Dickerson and the rest of the Birch Aquarium team are putting the final touches on “Living Seas,” billed as the aquarium’s ...

A few years ago, we lost two maples due to age (theirs, not ours). Needing more shade, we planted a Heritage River Birch. Even though a river birch can sell itself on good looks and beautiful bark ...

Near the walnut tree there’s a birch tree also sporting lots of catkins. These male flowers are very visible because they hang down about 6 inches. The female flowers, though, are hard to see ...

KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS THREE GIRLS ARE STILL BELIEVED TO BE MISSING IN THE MISSOURI RIVER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL AND I’M ...

BIRCH RUN, Mich. (WNEM) - School funding is on the ballot for Birch Run Area Schools. The district is going to the voters for two issues: a millage and a bond proposal. “I’m feeling really ...