By choosing the most appropriate species of birch and the right place to plant it in your landscape this autumn, you can enjoy it for many years.

NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. -- When a tribal elder on Lake of the Woods saw the birch bark canoe Talon Stammen was building, the native was quick with a quip. "You know they make those in Fiberglas now," ...

Sarah Bowman of Nature's Canvas creates works of art by recycling materials from nature. Sarah Bowman of Nature's Canvas creates works of art by recycling materials from nature. She takes us through ...

Dan Blessing and Marc VanGrinsven’s 4,000 mile journey from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean in a homemade birch-bark canoe. Marc and I were leading 22-day Outward Bound trips when we started ...

FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks will offer a birch bark harvesting workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27 at Russian Jack Springs Park in Anchorage. The workshop will use storm-downed ...

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the York Weekly in 2013. Paper birch (also called white birch) is an iconic tree of the north and probably our most easily recognized tree because of its ...

If Brian Garhofer has his way, Two Harbors soon could become a major player in the cosmetic, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries. Garhofer plans to continue an innovative process that was ...