Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives Spending time outdoors in nature is not only fun, but it’s therapeutic and rejuvenating. Time spent in nature improves your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Residents who live in greener communities are three times more likely to be physically active and 40 percent less likely to be overweight than those living in less green settings. Here are 6 ways trees lure you outdoors and make you want to stay there. Shade People like to stay cool,…
June marks National Great Outdoors Month—an initiative to encourage people to go outdoors and explore nature. After being in quarantine for several weeks, many people are anxious to get outdoors again. For many folks,…
This is an excerpt from the November/December Arbor Day Foundation Newsletter. Sign up for the Arbor Day e-news to get the full edition right to your inbox. Norway Spruce Norway Spruce was so loved…
Guest post by Bob Polston My name is Bob Polston and I am the author of PINE: Seasonal Lessons that Sprout in the Forest. My book is about the life of a pine tree…
Guest post by Amanda Bibbo, author of Why Am I Here? It’s amazing how generous people are when a new baby is on the way. Selfless acts of kindness and gifts shower the incoming…
Do you think you have what it takes to pass this junior arborist test? Take the test to find out. Do you still need practice? Read these fast facts on tree history, biology, and…
Nature is full of wonder and beauty. The more time you spend outdoors, the greater your appreciation is for the natural world. Trees are some of the most fascinating phenomena, and these rare trees…
The tradition of planting and gardening at the White House dates all the way back to the first president to ever take office, when John Adams planted a vegetable garden. But the tradition of…
Trees in a forest are usually thought of as fierce competitors, each struggling for control of available light and soil moisture, usually at the expense of neighboring trees. But Canadian research Suzanne W. Simard…
Here are five trees that help make life a bit better for our feathered and furry friends during these harsh winter months. Snowdrift Crabapple (Malus ‘Snowdrift’) – These beautiful trees will stun you with…