In the ancient world, one of the many ways kings taxed their subjects was based on the harvest of their subjects’ trees. According to a website sponsored by Ithaka, which describes itself as “a ...

Hundreds of volunteers planted 250 trees in Grand Rapids' Garfield Park to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

Call it vanity, but the allure and pride of knowing something notable happened on your birthday is irresistible. Just think about every time someone has told you which celebrity shares their birthday.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation will hold a free birthday party, complete with a cake-cutting, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the planting of the Lahaina banyan tree. The event will take ...

Lahaina Restoration Foundation Board Member Donna Soares serves up a piece of Banyan Tree Birthday cake on Saturday during the 150th Birthday Party of the Lahaina Banyan Tree at Banyan Tree Park in ...