The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the Boy Scout Camp Trail, dodging rain puddles here and there. A tree swallow cavorted over the river, making long, graceful swoops. We ...

People don’t tend to pay much attention to red maple flowers. But they play a vital role in New Jersey's natural habitats ...

Who knew? Maple trees have flowers! I had never noticed the tiny yellow corymbs on the backyard maple at the farm until Sunday's sun brought the garden to life. Saturday's downpour had been rain so ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Beneath the forest canopy, or overstory, of towering trees is a second layer of vegetation known as the understory. It is composed of shrubs, saplings, ...

The red maple is the first native tree to blossom on Staten Island. From a distance, it's easy to spot the bright red of the female flowers (at top of photo) and orange-red appearance of the male ...