Steep slopes present both challenges and wonderful opportunities for landscaping. Steep banks can be difficult and dangerous to mow. Erosion can be a serious problem if vegetation is not established.

When it comes to covers for your garden soil, pine straw may be right. You'll only know for sure once you've compared it to ...

Contractors working for the U.S. Forest Service, with a financial assist from SMUD, are using a helicopter to apply straw mulch over 1,200 acres of more than 90,000 acres burned by the King fire.

RIST CANYON — Mulch dropped by helicopters and timbers laid across charred slopes mostly held through the recent flood — proving the value of a $10 million gambit Greeley and Fort Collins took to ...

"Will hold everything together." Homeowner warned after sharing photo of concerning landscaping situation: 'Isn't an option' ...

The Southwestern Power Administration maintains 1,400 miles of high voltage power lines that connect hydroelectric power plants to the customers they serve. An important part of their maintenance ...

A NEW BOOK sums up in its title the gardens in this issue. “Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography,” by David Williams, explores the history of our terrain, which leads not only to ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — Seven months after Baker County fought its largest wildfire ever, a helicopter has returned to the region -- this time with wood instead of water. The Baker City Herald reports ...