Most people think of the classic birch tree with white bark, but there are also varieties with red, peeling bark and upright or weeping growth habits. No matter which of the 60-plus birch ...

Birch trees are beautiful, slender, and graceful specimens in the tree world. Native to much of the U.S. and Canada, various species of birch can be found from the Northwest, Canadian wilderness ...

Canoe builders have a trained eye for picking out a "canoe birch-bark tree," which ideally should be some 50-60 inches in diameter Due to the decimation of forests for lumber and pulpwood ...

By Aislinn Sarnacki Have you ever noticed how much tree bark varies in texture, color and pattern? If your answer is “no,” I ...

Helen Peltier, who is Anishinaabe from Fort William First Nation, has reconnected to her culture and community through the humble birch bark tree. For Anishinaabe people, the birch tree is a ...