The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

In the Ozarks, white oak basketry is part of a long, proud history of family tradition and respect for nature. The products, woven from wide bands of pale wood, are not only functional but pleasing to ...

Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white oak seedlings. The tree species is essential for wildlife and industry, but ...

You don’t have to hunt deer for very long to realize that oak trees and the acorns they drop each fall are hugely important to deer. If fact, most hunters know that the majority oak trees fall into ...

UNDERWAY COULD IMPACT THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE WALKING THROUGH A FIELD OF 8000 YOUNG TREES AND SAPLINGS THAT REPRESENT 400 VARIETIES OF WHITE OAK AND WHAT THEY’RE STUDYING IS SUSTAINABILITY. ONE ...

Due to changing weather patterns caused by climate change, young white oak trees are struggling in Missouri forests. Foresters across the country are asking private landowners for help saving white ...