Forest Service lichenologist Sarah Jovan hardly has to walk half a block from her office in downtown Portland to find the type of shaggy, green moss she used to discover the city's hidden hot spots of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bullseye Glass and Precision Castparts both had to put out millions of settlement dollars after they were involved in class action lawsuits regarding their air pollution levels. Those ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you happen to be driving along the Blue Ridge ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have a pear tree that's about 55 years old and have noticed what looks like grass or moss on its limbs. Due to a neighbor's very tall house, this tree does not get much sun, especially ...

Q: I think few people are aware of ball moss and that only a fraction of them do anything about it. On the internet, you will find that the experts maintain that ball moss is not a parasite, it will ...

There are many myths we grow up believing, such as the link between proximity to the television and the potential for blindness. Other childhood fables are more specific to circumventing ‘bad’ luck by ...

Q. Ball moss is in my daughter's old oak trees. What will kill it without endangering the environment? Also, my 10-year-old yellow jasmine is bare on the lower 5 feet. It will be beautiful across the ...

A woman carries flowers and plants twisted in a circle like a wreath or crown. - Michele Ursi/Shutterstock Whether it's a special occasion or simply a change in season, we can utilize wreaths to ...

The United Way's Day of Caring created a buzz at the Moss Mansion on Thursday. Tree service workers were cutting down a large cottonwood on the mansion grounds, one chunk at a time. A large colony of ...