Two country cousins stand by the river. They are tall, strong and handsome and have called Upper Michigan home for many years ...

One summer, I took a nature drawing class, and we hiked up Vermont’s Stowe Pinnacle to sketch in the cool, mountain forest. I chose to draw a big yellow birch that had established itself on the steep ...

Yellow Birch boasts distinctive features that facilitate its identification throughout its expansive range from Newfoundland to Georgia. A notable characteristic is the luminous quality of the bark on ...

On this edition of ID That Tree, meet a range restricted species that is best identified by its bronze to yellowish bark, which often peels off in small flakes. The yellow birch, which is typically ...

According to a paper published by the USDA, the migratory behavior of these trees stems from climate change. “Tree creep,” ...

On our walks in Marcy Woods on the Lower Trail in past years my daughter, Allison, and I would pass a tall, dead Yellow birch tree, Either one of us would point out at times the numerous huge cavities ...

Deep in the heart of Devon on the edge of Dartmoor a ghostly glow shines through the dusk. As you approach, flashes of white can be seen; eventually, mature birch trees, pale in the twilight, draw you ...