Trees provide many gifts—beauty, shade, and shelter, homes for songbirds and small animals—they even manufacture the very air that we breathe. And for some local families, trees give something else . . . special memories.

When John and Renee Allcorn found out that a particular piece of property was for sale, they didn’t really care what the house looked like. …

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Anyone who’s ever seen a child’s look of wonder when a bean sprout emerges from the earth knows digging in the dirt is something children enjoy. Mary Ann Bauchemin, a naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center in Bellaire, says gardening is an ideal parent-child activity because it offers the chance to spend some relaxed time together. Better yet, there’s a …

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