Nearly one year after opening the first nature path on the fairgrounds, updated route maps and an interactive tree-identification feature were unveiled.

Five trees in the Rockford area have been named Illinois State Champion trees, according to a community announcement. The trees were discovered through the institute’s Legacy Tree Program, which ...

Fluffy giant pandas and ferocious Sumatran tigers get more attention, but beloved backyard trees face extinction threats, too. A new first-of-its-kind report on the conservation status of all 881 ...