A warm spring morning and a bluebird sky lured me outside. Camera in hand, I wandered the neighborhoods of Duluth, admiring the frilly clusters of blossoms on the silver maple trees. I stopped under ...

As we approach the end of March, we may be looking for the first flowers. A few crocus and dandelions, both non-native, may have taken advantage of the longer days and warmer temperatures to bloom in ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.