It is easy to take these trees for granted but they are teeming with biodiversity and are an integral part of Houston's ...

Then too, trees are self-pruning. Wind events such as those we have experienced this winter prune trees: Dead limbs and ...

Fire season is also wind season, so many of the tasks that may be able to protect your garden and home from wind damage can ...

Itching to establish new some trees in your yard? Choosing a beginner-friendly species that will do well in your specific ...

The damage, fueled by once-in-a-decade wind gusts and an extremely parched landscape ... where one could go surfing and skiing in the same day, pick oranges off trees and enjoy 75-degree weather in ...

Essential to the urban landscape, elm trees have many environmental, energy and human benefits, said Ben Held, one of the principal investigators on this project. Not only does the leaf canopy provide ...

The best fire-resistant trees are adapted to halt the progress ... It has plentiful seeds that are carried by wind and establish themselves in the exposed soil after fires. This small, ornamental ...

Unlike manmade structures, trees have water coursing through them, naturally increasing their fire resistance. Take oak trees in particular ... embers travel miles ahead on the wind. When they land on ...

No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...

Experts told NBC News that Southern California and other vulnerable areas need a transformational shift in mindset away from ...

When people think of wildfires, burning trees are likely the first image ... chance or serendipity," like a quick shift in wind that can redirect embers. Maintaining a wet lawn, or having a wet or ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.