On a brisk Saturday morning at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, Maine, Park Ranger Jeff Pengel leads a nature walk he’s titled ‘EnLichenment’. And, puns aside, there’s a lot to see here, once ...

When visitors come to explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park, they have access to a wealth of knowledge highlighting the diversity of plants, animals, and ecosystems found in this special place.

Lichens are complex organisms, created by a mutually beneficial relationship between fungus and either algae or cyanobacteria. Lichens can display a wide variety of forms and colors, and you've ...

The study of lichens within forest ecosystems has emerged as an essential field in understanding biodiversity and ecosystem function. Lichens, as symbiotic organisms composed of a fungal partner and ...

Dawn Brennan inspects the bark of a tree covered in several different lichens during a Lichen in the Winter World walk held by the Glacier Institute around Apgar in Glacier National Park on Saturday, ...