SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A western store in Hemlock has what you need to make you feel like a real cowboy. Lone Star Western Store that is located off of Gratiot Road in Hemlock has been owned ...

Western water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii) is a perennial native to the northwest portion of North America. It is the most poisonous plant on the continent. The toxin cicutoxin found in western water ...

Mark Harmon crouches low next to log number 219: a moss-covered western hemlock tree trunk, five meters long, lying dead on the ground in the lush green woods. It’s marked by a thin aluminum tag. The ...

The hot, dry summers Clark County and much of the Pacific Northwest have experienced in recent years are harming some native tree species. Forestry experts and environmental groups say western hemlock ...

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