Ten Most Common Trees in the United States
How many types of trees are there in the United States? A U.S. Forest Service report called the “Checklist of Native and Naturalized Trees” suggests that America is home to…
Collecting, Preparing, and Planting Sycamore Seeds
The American sycamore tree flowers in spring and completes seed maturity in fall. Ending the maturation process as early as the first of September and continuing through November, sycamore seeds…
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados’ capital city Bridgetown on May 28, 2023. Xin Yuewei / Xinhua via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is…
Major Win for Youth Climate Activists in Montana Supreme Court
Plaintiffs arrive for the nation’s first youth climate change trial at Montana’s First Judicial District Court in Helena, Montana on June 12, 2023. William Campbell / Getty Images Why you…
Right Whales Can Live 130 Years or Longer, Research Finds
Scientists have estimated that bowhead whales — the longest-living whale species — can live more than 200 years. It was once thought that the bowhead’s cousin, the right whale, had…