Walk into any woods in New England (or the world) and you are bound to find standing dead trees. Depending upon where you live and how you view natural ecosystems these can be viewed either as ...

DEAR NEIL: I have property near Garner State Park. Several juniper trees there are turning brown. I suspect it might be juniper budworm. They are important shade trees for me, and I don’t want to lose ...

From microbes to four-legged critters, dead trees play an essential role in a forest’s ecosystem. Experts say it's rare that removal is necessary. Letting dead trees, like this bristlecone pine in the ...