One thing I love about living in the age of the internet is that old students can keep in touch much more easily than when I was young-via email or social media. Recently a highlight in this kind of ...

Last year around Thanksgiving, I devoted this column to all the wonderful experiences I’ve had in nature, mostly in faraway places, expressing gratitude for each one. This year, I am being thankful ...

This week's project features a large oak burl sourced from a fallen tree estimated to be around 300 years old, affected by Oak Fungal Disease which hollowed out the base of the trunk. The bowl was too ...

On a Thanksgiving visit to Giles County, Va., we met Allen Neely, a true mountain man who shared his passion for tree burls. A burl is an abnormality in which bud cells have grown in a chaotic manner, ...