There are thousands of species of lichens that grow in many different forms. Some are flat and crusty, some have leaflike structures that protrude outward and some have hairy filaments. While most ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

What could possibly be inspiring about that green stuff covering Oregon’s trees? What could possibly be inspiring about that green stuff covering Oregon’s trees? Lichen is a an ecological wonder that ...

As the early morning sunlight lasers over the horizon, autumn tumbles in amid flurries of fluttering leaves, glowing golden, orange-y, and scarlet. Fall has arrived, yet the weather remains quite warm ...

March in the Northland is a month of great changes and a plethora of nature happenings. It is another month when the weather seems to get the most attention. In the beginning, it is still winter; cold ...

I know many of us want winter to come to an end, but I would like just one more good snowstorm. I love all seasons, but I need a little more of that winter bleakness in the woods, primarily to help me ...

The patches of lichen you've probably seen growing on tree trunks and park benches might be easy to overlook, but they're actually some of the world's strangest living things. While they're sometimes ...

Lichens have no roots, no waxy leaves and no way to filter what they absorb. Everything they take in comes directly from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 28—March in the Northland is a month of great changes and a plethora of nature happenings. It is another month when the ...