This article is one in a series of Nature Notes columns on Frederick County’s trees. Discover Frederick’s diverse array of trees on a self-guided walking tour. To see all of the trees, it should take ...

One of the coolest things about working as an extension agent is that every day is different. Within the last week you may have seen white non-native aphids flying near sugarberry trees if you have ...

It was the unusual bark that first stumped Bethany Dellagnello. After 23 years of teaching science at Frederick County Public Schools, and in retirement hosting a nature-walking class at Frederick ...

During my first semester in college, a few years back, I had a class every Saturday at 8 a.m. Fortunately, I think, we don't have things scheduled that way now. But it was my botany lab, which I ...

If you've noticed a few more worms than usual in your trees you're not alone. Many people around North Texas have been reporting a rise in "tree worms," experts say are called leafrollers. The worms ...