Atlanta’s Beltline Arboretum connects neighborhoods with parks, public art, and a sprawling tree canopy.

Like all living things, trees have a limited life cycle, with phases of youth, maturity, and old age. In their prime, trees provide shade, coolness and environmental quality—as well as an undeniable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees like these in Boston can help keep neighborhoods cooler on hot days. Yassine Khalfalli/Unsplash, CC BY When summer turns up ...

It's well established that urban tree cover provides numerous environmental and psychological benefits to city dwellers. Urban trees may also bolster education outcomes and their loss could ...

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is seeking volunteers to help plant 650 saplings throughout the region in April.

The recently launched Treepedia from the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) visualizes the “green canopy” of street trees in cities around the world. Harnessing the ...

Across towns and cities, the trees that define our neighborhoods, cool our homes, and help tie our landscapes together are disappearing one construction project and “routine” removal at a time. We ...

Urban heat islands are places with more pavement and fewer trees, easily trapping heat and making them feel much hotter.

Tree removals often spark public outcry in Santa Barbara, but city officials say each decision follows years of environmental ...

Residents have a chance to help transform Utica’s neighborhoods by getting a free tree planted in front of their homes.

Earlier this month, Madison’s Division of Urban Forestry proposed new ordinances to strengthen protections for trees, particularly in the isthmus and near east and west sides. Protecting trees isn't ...