The term food forest refers to the “diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature.” Also called a “forest garden,” food forests generally rely on ...

It’s called a Miyawaki forest, the first one planted in Worcester. That happened last spring and today this urban forest ...

It is possible the cost is even higher. Study reveals invasive species are adding trillions of dollars to global debt — ...

These are the most invasive plants in Massachusetts ecosystems. Veer Mudambi. ... Brought from China as an ornamental plant, grows in forests on stream banks and rocky slopes.

Boston-area residents are bringing parks with trees, herbs and fruit to some of the most concrete-heavy corners of the metro ...

He holds a Ph.D. in forest ecology from Yale University. Dicken Crane, of Windsor, is the board chair of the Woodlands Partnership. He owns and operates Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton. He is a licensed ...

In the late 1990s, a team of researchers designed an ambitious study to figure out how plants — and even a whole forest ecosystem — would respond to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Native plants crowded onto postage-stamp-size plots have been delivering environmental benefits around the world — and, increasingly, in the U.S. By Cara Buckley The tiny forest lives atop an ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Temperatures are forecasted to be below freezing Wednesday night, which could damage your plants if you don’t protect them. Frost is expected for many Wednesday night ...

Brought from Asia and Europe as ornamental landscape plants. Found in fields and forests, they produce leaves earlier in the spring than most native species, which gives them a competitive advantage.

Many of Massachusetts’s leading environmental organizations also favor forest management on state-owned lands; Their Climate and Environmental Policy Briefing Book says, “Both forest reserves ...