September seems to be slipping by really fast, although technically it just seems that way. Perhaps that’s because as of Sunday morning, we’re officially in fall, or autumn. On the day of the fall ...

On a recent walk through a beech forest, I noticed a large number of small, unobtrusive fall wildflowers - beechdrops. These are one of my favorite wildflowers, primarily because (spoiler alert) they ...

Each summer, like clockwork, millions of beech trees throughout Europe sync up, tuning their reproductive physiology to one another. Within a matter of days, the trees produce all the seeds they’ll ...

A group of hikers make their way under a rock overhang while hiking the trail at the Hungry Beech Preserve in Roane County, W.Va. (Photo by Art Smith) A recently constructed trail through the Hungry ...