Aug 13th, 2008 · Over the last hundred years, generations of skin doctors and immunologists have worked to develop some sort of pill that will reverse the sensitivity to urushiol — the sticky resin in poison oak, poison ivy and sumac that triggers the itchy allergy.
Jun 28th, 2008 · In the 1980s, oak was in vogue for furniture, flooring and cabinets. But now cherry has become the hot new fashion, and the price of red oak has plummeted 40 percent in the past three years.
Jul 21st, 2006 · Last month, it was discovered that the oak tree holding up a 400-pound boulder in Indiana's Yellowwood Forest had fallen down. To this day, no one knows how the boulder came to be 40 feet up in the tree. The area is known locally as Gobbler's Rock, thanks to the turkey hunter who discovered it. Melissa Block talks with Debbie Dunbar, of the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Indiana, about the local lore.
Jun 14th, 2006 · The Librarian of Congres named Donald Hall the nation's new poet laureate on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the small town of Three Oaks, Mich., is looking for one of its own. Not everyone there thinks a poet laureate is necessary for a small town, but others welcome the idea.
Oct 11th, 2005 · New Orleans' broad, shady live oak trees lend the city much charm. Many urban foresters had feared the flooded trees might die after spending weeks with roots submerged in a salty, polluted brew. Now the city has dried out and tree experts are going in to assess the damage.
Sep 8th, 2005 · Part of New Orleans' southern charm comes from its green canopy of live oak trees. Many of those trees have been standing in water for more than a week, depriving their roots of oxygen.