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Elfin Forest Boardwalk.
Baywood-Los Osos, California

El Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.
Saguaro National Park in full bloom.
birds

The Unique (and Surprisingly Wet) Biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert

In Arizona, the country’s most diverse desert teems with kaleidoscopic spring flowers, charming desert tortoises, and the famous saguaro cactus.
Australia's other egg-laying mammal, the echidna, has a curious collection of traits, including rear-facing back feet and a unique use of "jazz hands."
science

Revisiting the Weird and Wonderful Nature of 2022

This year, we met creatures (and other living things) great and small, from the world’s largest organism to microscopic parasites.
Gemma Tarlach December 30, 2022
The Hull Picnic Table at Avery Park, Corvallis, OR
Corvallis, Oregon

Hull Picnic Table

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.
A fir tree–flavored tonic in its natural habitat.
trees

The Estonian Island Where Christmas Trees Become Soda

On Saaremaa, a local distillery turns town-square trees into festive mixers.
Ronan O'Connell December 21, 2022
Public Christmas trees, like Rockefeller Center’s famous tree, didn’t start appearing in the U.S. until the 20th century.
trees

The Christmas Tree Is One of the World's Oldest and Most Evergreen Traditions

Long before your living room's seasonal centerpiece, cultures around the world marked the darkest time of year with palms, pines, and other greenery.
Troy Bickham December 19, 2022
White olive trees can be found as far afield as Libya.
trees

Rediscovering Calabria's Mystical White Olives

An archeologist is mapping out the last remaining trees.
Elena Valeriote December 7, 2022
A baled Christmas tree is loaded at the Omni Farm in West Jefferson, North Carolina.
trees

What’s the Real Christmas Tree Capital of the World?

At least a half dozen communities in North America have claimed the title. 
Justin Franz December 7, 2022
nature

Podcast: Moon Trees

What has grown from seeds that were sent into space?
The Podcast Team November 28, 2022
Babisnauer Pappel
Kreischa, Germany

Babisnauer Pappel

According to a local story, this tree's blossoms signal the end of war.
Neah Bay, Washington

Cape Flattery

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.
A gazebo overlooking the largest spring in northwest Arkansas.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Blue Springs Heritage Center

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.
Anaheim, California

Dominguez Palm Tree

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Dalmeny Estate Topiaries

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.
forests

Podcast: Spooky Places

Our Places Team shares spooky legends from both Transylvania and Appalachia.
The Podcast Team October 27, 2022
Post Office Oak
Council Grove, Kansas

Post Office Oak

Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.
Park of the Souls
Acharnes, Greece

Park of Souls

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.
Birch Alley
Uppsala, Sweden

Birch Alley

A collection of birches from across Sweden.