Marvel at Big Tree Hike's Cottonwood
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By Josh Brodesky, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 5--There's no way to get your arms around this one.   Friends of the San Pedro River are leading a hike Saturday morning that starts with what many believe is the state's largest cottonwood tree.
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What walks in the woods led to: a wedding in the woods, complete with a wedding-party walk.
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By Andrew Wellner, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 8--WASILLA -- A group of state and local firefighters that might have seemed larger than necessary stomped out a one-acre forest fire Tuesday in Big Lake.
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By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 14--People who find their way to The Woods in Weddington won't be camping out.   This 203-home gated community on one of the town's largest wooded tracts -- about 275 acres -- will be an exclusive retreat for well-heeled buyers.
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By Aaron Lee, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 3--Two public forums in Appomattox this week are asking county  residents if they'd like a few new hiking and biking trails blazed.
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Increasingly, trees are the new must-have for American cities.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 11--If you've ever thought about trying winter camping, or if you just want to get out for a good snowshoe or ski, the canoe country is in excellent shape. "Everything is rock-solid.
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AURORA, Ore. The National Christmas Tree Association is hoping a push of designer trees will renew consumer demand for live trees.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 18--Big Wild Life (if you can afford it)   That ought to be the subtext for the new marketing campaign for Anchorage.   Bear-viewing at Wolverine Creek. Flightseeing. King salmon fishing at what appears to be Clear Creek.
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Despite higher gasoline prices, airfare and hotel rates, more people will travel over the river and through the woods to grandmother&#39;s house for Thanksgiving this year.
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PROVO -- Memorial Day visitors to areas in the Uinta National Forest should be aware of the following tips to enjoy a safe holiday weekend.  Fire restrictions are not in force, but visitors are asked to use caution when building campfires.
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By Monte Mitchell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 5--BOONE -- Twisted red oaks hunch at the top of Rittle Knob, stunted by the harsh conditions on the wind-swept peak. "That tree, you will not believe me, but it's 150 years old," said Keith Swieter.
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By Geoff Folsom, Odessa American, Texas  Feb. 1--More access to trails could soon greet visitors to Texas' largest state park.  Big Bend Ranch State Park is developing a Public Use Plan that is designed to make the 300,000-acre park more accessible.
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ATLANTA - Shirley Mansour looks dubious as she examines the plastic needles on the 9-foot Sedona pine. &quot;I&#39;m not sure I really want to do this,&quot; she says, circling the $337.50 artificial tree at the Seasonal Concepts store in Roswell, Ga.
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Before they get to the Grand Canyon's glass-bottom Skywalk, most visitors are treated to an unexpected thrill &#151; 14 miles of dusty, axle-busting road that twists around Joshua trees on the Hualapai Indian reservation.
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By Kearns, Ethan  AMERICAN FORESTS joined with long-time partner The Nature Conservancy this fall to spruce up Spruce Mountain, the highest point in West Virginia and site of a Global ReLeaf Forest.
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Bretton Woods, one of the fine snow producers in New Hampshire, can now lay claim to being the largest -- by trail count -- ski area in the state.