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If you want to know why leaves change colors in the fall, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has the answer.

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Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam received an honorary doctor of science degree.

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Three previously undescribed species of mites were discovered high in the tree canopy in the Adirondack Park, along with a species of lichen that has not been seen in New York state in some 40 years. The discoveries by a graduate student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry raise questions about what other secrets the forest holds.

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SUNY-ESF has easily obtainable information about Christmas trees and the best way to care for them.

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Researchers using GPS technology will track 100 deer every five hours for a year in the hopes of discovering a link between their movement and the spread of chronic wasting disease.

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The discovery of large sport fish by SUNY-ESF researchers could mean Onondaga Lake is on the rebound after decades of pollution.

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More than 100 large lakes in an Arctic region of Siberia have vanished. Researchers say warmer temperatures have caused the disappearance.

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Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who founded Earth Day in 1970, will be honored by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

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A botanist who melds her Native American heritage with her professional expertise in the intricate world of mosses told the story of her beloved "miniature forests." The result was an award-winning book, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses.

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A chemist has identified -- and replicated -- the sex pheromone that female German cockroaches use to attract mates. The compound, which has never before been made in a laboratory, could be used to fight the widespread urban pest.

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Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry invented a method for removing energy-rich sugars from wood. The sugar xylan can be fermented to produce ethanol, making northern hardwoods a source of sustainable energy.