According to the Nature Conservancy, real trees don’t require the carbon emissions it takes to produce and transport artificial ones. Of the 350-500 million trees growing on U.S. tree farms, ...

The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of "real or plastic", scientists say. So what's the best choice for a green Christmas?

Although these trees are burnt, some are still valuable. Many property owners in the woodsy suburbs of Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains are working with a group of organizations to have ...

In 2018, the ACTA (which is real vs. artificial tree agnostic) commissioned a life-cycle assessment of the carbon footprint of both real and artificial trees. An artificial tree’s lifetime ...

It concluded that artificial trees have a more favorable effect on the environment if reused for at least five years. It's worth noting, though, that with all these variables, the study says that ...

FORT ATKINSON -- Visitors to Burnt Village County Park may notice a fresh burst of green surrounding the newly improved boat landing and pier. Jefferson County Parks Department recently completed ...

Christmas trees await their harvest at Rossview Farm in Concord earlier this season. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t all that close: residents of New Hampshire opted for real trees over artificial ...

Tree today, gone tomorrow: Why Wilmington is removing some street trees it just planted The wrong species shipped by a supplier and others that arrived sickly has slowed down the city's push to ...