trees

On being a good steward to our planet, give your trees a drink. CBS 5 had a piece on The Urban Forestry Division’s advice on winter winds can dry out the soil and plants, and leave our trees and shrubs needing water. Most don’t think of them as growing this time of year but they do need water...

I really actually love all season, I feel we are blessed to have 4 seasons here. Fall is fast approaching and with that in mind started thinking about the Wyoming State Tree. Do you know what it is?

Black HIlls Energy and the Arbor Day Foundation are giving away 1,100 free trees to Black Hills Energy customers who ask for them, according to utility spokeswoman Sharon Fain.

What do you have planned for Earth Day 2016? Around Cheyenne there are lots of things we can all do to help make our planet a nicer place to live, from recycling to planting. Check out our list of five ideas for Earth Day.  

Have you noticed all the bird nests in Cheyenne's bare trees? One of the benefits of having four seasons is watching all the changes the trees go through, in the winter you can easily see the bird nests usually hidden by the leaves.

Here it is the last Friday of the month which, for many people, is the day known as Arbor Day. Arbor Day was established on April 10, 1872 to encourage us to plant a tree.

Mayor Rick Kaysen said that while Cheyenne reportedly had about a dozen trees when it was founded, it now has over 250,000.

According to historians, Arbor Day was first placed on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was from the vision of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) who was a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from the state of Michigan.

It never fails. Every year around the same time, we have to choose between certain Christmas traditions like, "Do we get a fake tree or a real tree this year?" and "Can we open presents Christmas Day or Christmas Eve?" We've even seen a new tradition pop-up...

How are your trees looking? The City of Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division encourages property owners to give trees and shrubs some much needed water during this mild weather weekend. Urban Forester Lisa Olson says Cheyenne is more than six inches below our normal precipitation for this time of year.