One thing I love about living in the age of the internet is that old students can keep in touch much more easily than when I was young-via email or social media. Recently a highlight in this kind of ...

Burl wood is turning heads in kitchens with its swirling, unique grain. The good news? You don't need to gut your cabinets or ...

On a mid-July morning in Corvallis’ Willamette Park, Callie Gunderson’s two-year-old son climbed a maple tree. Gunderson said playing in the park is the best way to encourage him to be adventurous.

On a Thanksgiving visit to Giles County, Va., we met Allen Neely, a true mountain man who shared his passion for tree burls. A burl is an abnormality in which bud cells have grown in a chaotic manner, ...

The best grain to have in your kitchen isn't one you can eat. With burl wood cabinets, your kitchen will be the most ...

A string of incidents targeting older trees for the trees’ burl wood in public parks in Corvallis, Oregon, may kill the trees. According to the OregonLive, at least 39 burls were taken from 12 trees ...

Thieves seeking valuable maple burls have hit at least half a dozen trees in a Corvallis park, leaving officials searching for answers and police searching for suspects. Since December, the thieves ...

I recently received the following questions about plants. Q. Can you tell me what could have made lumps on the trunk of a tree my wife and I found in the Smokies? The lumps range from baseball-size to ...