Polypterid fish were considered to be archaic outliers of the bony-fish grouping. Fossil analysis now places them at the heart of early ray-finned fishes, a radical change that transforms the timing ...

With the holidays soon over, you might be looking for options to dispose of your Christmas tree. Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas ...

Christmas is over — so now what do you do with that massive Fraser fir that’s been decorating your living room? Well, you could mulch it, or just toss it in a lake. Seriously. Around the US, many park ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — What do trees and fish have in common? It’s an important question the University of Arizona is answering. The school’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) is the world’s ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For decades, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has used Christmas trees to improve fish habitat. “Fish need fish habitat in the form of woody debris in our lakes, ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department teamed up with volunteers and Boy Scouts on a recent Saturday morning to drop discarded Christmas trees into Saguaro Lake, about 45 minutes east of Phoenix. But ...

A Christmas tree can serve an additional use besides a place to store presents until the morning of Dec. 25. Once the yuletide is finished and the ornaments have been removed, the Christmas tree can ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Local fishermen are taking advantage of our old, unwanted Christmas trees. Conservation teams are out putting the trees at the bottom of lakes and streams in Missouri. The fish love ...

Christmas tree cured fish was one well-received recipe Julia Georgallis included in her new cookbook. Courtesy of Julia Georgallis For most people who celebrate Christmas, it would be hard to imagine ...

In 2012, park officials threw Christmas trees into the Rainbow Lake at Quarry Lakes Regional Park in California to provide habitat for fish. Credit: Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ...