Trees provide many gifts—beauty, shade, and shelter, homes for songbirds and small animals—they even manufacture the very air that we breathe. And for some local families, trees give something else . . . special memories.

When John and Renee Allcorn found out that a particular piece of property was for sale, they didn’t really care what the house looked like. …

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Protecting yourself and the environment

Maybe you don’t lie awake at night worrying about snakes slithering under your bed, but the majority of humans have some degree of ophidiophobia, or fear of snakes. Local experts tell us the best way to avoid snakebite, and why we should welcome most snakes into our yards.

You live in a big city surrounded …

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