Sawdust plumes filled the air as Wade Cotten guided a 72-inch chainsaw bar slowly and steadily through a massive 48-inch-wide, 11-foot-long white oak log, slicing off a 2 1/2-inch slab. Working for ...

White oaks are a cornerstone species in forests of the eastern U.S., providing habitat and food for birds and animals and wood for wide range of products such as flooring and cabinets. Workers take ...

White oak logs grown in the Ozarks traveled nearly 1,000 miles in the back of a U-Haul to Washington D.C. last week to be used for live basketmaking demonstrations at the annual Smithsonian Folklife ...

Apr. 4—When National Park Service Ranger Justin Young saw the stark stump of a poached white oak tree on the slopes of Lookout Mountain last fall, it wasn't the first theft of the species he'd seen.

Workers take raw white oak logs and craft them into staves for 53-gallon bourbon barrels at Robinson Stave Mill and East Bernstadt Cooperage in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. The staves are dried in their ...

June 14th marks National Bourbon Day, and I hope Americans across the country raise a glass to this classic American tradition. But what about the National Bourbon Days 20 to 30 years from now? I hope ...

The last several years have been hard on oak trees in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and throughout much of southern New England. The worst were the successive dry years of 2015, ...

White oak trees that play a key role in the ecosystem and economy of Kentucky will see a significant decline soon without action to help the species regenerate. That’s the takeaway from a recent ...

White oak trees that play a key role in the ecosystem and economy of Kentucky will see a significant decline soon without action to help the species regenerate. That's the takeaway from a recent ...