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.

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 ...

As you glance up into tree limbs, perhaps searching for some sign of spring in a swelling flower bud, your sight might be arrested by fat, rounded growths on the bark. On some trees, these hard, woody ...

Congratulations to Helen and Forrister on this commissioned wedding gift! This cherry burl, sourced from the backwoods of Maine, was attached to a tree that had been standing dead for decades. The ...

A California man was sentenced on Friday for poaching chunks of a redwood tree in California, officials said. Derek Alwin Hughes, 37, of Orick, is accused of cutting off “burl” from the base of a tree ...

In nature, beauty often comes from imperfections. Uneven textures and mottled colors lend depth and character to materials like wood and stone, and people are increasingly looking to bring that ...

The best burl wood pieces to add glamor to your abode. Burl wood found its heyday in the design world during the ‘60s and ‘70s, but this beautiful wood grain material has been used to craft furniture ...