News Source 8 Reporter Megan Waceken explains how the spruce budworm could impact Northern Maine and what some folks are ...

The last outbreak happened during the 70s and 80s, killing about 25 million cords of spruce and fir which resulted in ...

To avoid removing flower buds and diminishing—or halting entirely—the annual floral show, wait to prune trees that bloom ...

However, with increasing elevation, balsam fir tends to dominate. Near timberline, black spruce joins with balsam in a dwarfed ... Sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch are the predominant ...

It wasn’t strictly an environmental concern. At the time, balsam fir was second only to the spruce as the tree most used in paper production in Minnesota. Those days are long gone – and that ...

Ewan Wallace, head of the council’s environment and sustainability services, said: “Timber production is a traditional ...