Clifton Park beech, one of oldest in America, named tree of distinction

Isabel Prescott, owner of Riverview Orchards, thinks that Flemmen Higbe, a Dutch settler, planted the tree during his time on ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Silent Giants: Old growth trees stand tall at the Hungry Beech Preserve

A group of hikers make their way under a rock overhang while hiking the trail at the Hungry Beech Preserve in Roane County, W.Va. (Photo by Art Smith) A recently constructed trail through the Hungry ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Something Wild: Appreciate the American beech

Do you have a street in your town named Beech Street or maybe a Beech Hill? You probably don’t give it another thought, but the American beech tree is really special – and they’re now under threat. So ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s trees are in peril | GUEST COMMENTARY

Trees cannot speak for themselves. There are times when humanity must speak for them. Our beloved beech trees are in peril. I have already written too many eulogies this year so I am hoping Mother ...
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Wild Appalachia: Hungry Beech Preserve

ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia is a great state to hike but if you live in the Kanawha Valley area, you may feel a little detached from the core of hiking country. However, right up the ...