Usnea, also known as old man’s beard, is a type of lichen that grows on the trees, bushes, rocks, and soil of temperate and humid climates worldwide (1). It has long been used in traditional medicine.

A Spanish moss-like substance can be seen hanging from spruce trees around Summit County. There are a number of spruce trees in a cluster in Cucumber Gulch in Breckenridge, which has this growing on ...

The Bluewater Ski Club’s January trip took 29 of us to British Columbia’s Fernie Ski Resort about three hours southwest of Calgary. I am not the world’s fastest skier – far from it – and that gave my ...