WHEELER COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County. “This ...

A 105-foot cottonwood tree that was cut out of a Billings backyard last week might have some life left in it. When news of the tree’s demise reached Marty Flanagan, he knew he wanted a piece. For ...

San Juan County Fire and Rescue responded Monday evening to an agricultural brush fire that had engulfed a large, landmark cottonwood tree along Farmers Ditch. John Gilbert, deputy fire chief of ...

I concur with Ed Smith’s letter of Dec. 9. The Cottonwood tree is much more emblematic of Carson City than the Bristlecone Pine. Further, the Carson River, an essential element of Carson City, appears ...

IOWA WAS CUT DOWN ON WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE STATE, ACCORDING TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ITS BRANCHES STRETCHED WIDE AND ITS ROOTS WERE PLANTED FIRMLY IN THE COMMUNITY.

The biggest Eastern cottonwood tree in the nation is dead. Before it fell, the Seward County tree was 93 feet high and had a 37-foot girth. Its shady crown spread more than 100 feet. Owned by Daryl ...

EGAN, S.D. (KELO) —A legendary cottonwood tree in Moody County is living on through a new business. Just east of I-29 on Highway 34, you’ll find a historical marker for the Lone Tree. “In 1869, a ...