“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin. “The cost of freedom is always high, but ...

SPARTANBURG — The River Birch Trail will soon become more vibrant with the help of 15 Spartanburg artists. Spartanburg Art Museum and PAL (Play, Advocate, Live well) have collaborated on a project ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Harrisonburg Public Works will be removing four River Birch trees from the Public Safety Building Plaza as the trees have outgrown their space. The existing river birch trees’ strong, rapidly growing ...

This week’s poem, Susan Deborah King’s “River Birch,” looks to a tree as a teacher of strength, generosity, and – to use King’s word – grace. I love this poem’s reverent attention to the birch and all ...