In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Black Spruce. This species is found in bogs, wetlands, and sometimes dry sites within the North Woods of Upper ...

A 70-year-old Grand Rapids man admits to stealing thousands of black spruce tree tops from the Chippewa National Forest. Joseph Edminster entered a guilty plea Friday to one count of theft of ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY —The holiday season is fast approaching, and festive arrangements are already making an appearance on store shelves. As residents begin to spruce up their homes and yards with potted ...

To most people, the natural colors that define winter are the dull white of snow and drab brown of "snirt." But those who long for a touch of Mother Nature's vibrance need not fret. With very little ...

In 2017, 70-year-old Joseph Leon Edminster pleaded guilty to cutting off the tops of thousands of trees in Minnesota’s Chippewa National Forest. A headline related to a multi-year scheme that ...

Blake Buschman keeps getting ticketed for harvesting the holiday greenery without permission, but he says a Minnesota conservation officer is just out to get him. BABBITT, MINN. — They met in the ...

Blue spruce (Picea pungens f. glauca), also called Colorado blue spruce, is a beautiful tree with blue-gray needles. Being colorful and relatively drought tolerant, it’s a favorite of many homeowners ...

Residents and visitors who’d like to help grow Minnesota forests can start this winter by collecting black spruce cones and donating them to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forest ...

Gigantic glistening snowflakes gently tumbled from the gray sky to land on thick branches of the spruce outside the picture window. Although I had a long list of things to do, the swirling snowflakes ...