With wispy tufts that drape trees like haunted-house cobwebs, old man’s beard lichen can be an unexpected sight in northern Minnesota forests. It resembles a petite version of Spanish moss seen on ...

A Spanish moss-like substance can be seen hanging from spruce trees around Summit County. There are a number of spruce trees in a cluster in Cucumber Gulch in Breckenridge, which has this growing on ...

For today's column, I decided to discuss an entity that is commonly turned in to us - Usnea lichens, more commonly called Old Man's Beard or Goat's Beard Lichen.This entity is not a plant but rather a ...

Now that the fall color has gone, many of the more subtle aspects of nature become visible. With the leaves off the trees, bark color and texture are much more prominent. Grasses have taken on dozens ...

Red-tipped British soldiers lichen is found growing in a pile of granite boulders on April 21, in the woods outside of Bangor. Credit: Aislinn Sarnacki Lichens are among the many fascinating and ...

Any of the local flora and fauna that lives through a Northland January must be hardy. This can be seen with the wintering birds and mammals that remain active even though it means varying their diet ...

Lichens indicate air quality More than 14,000 species grow worldwide, from Arctic rocks to rainforest trees In a drought, lichens can go dormant The woods seem to be withholding spring, reducing the ...