White oaks are a cornerstone species in forests of the eastern U.S., providing habitat and food for birds and animals and wood for wide range of products such as flooring and cabinets. Workers take ...

White oak logs grown in the Ozarks traveled nearly 1,000 miles in the back of a U-Haul to Washington D.C. last week to be used for live basketmaking demonstrations at the annual Smithsonian Folklife ...

Apr. 4—When National Park Service Ranger Justin Young saw the stark stump of a poached white oak tree on the slopes of Lookout Mountain last fall, it wasn't the first theft of the species he'd seen.

Workers turn white oak logs into staves for 53-gallon bourbon barrels at Robinson Stave Mill in Laurel County on Dec. 13, 2021. The staves are dried for nine-twelve months before they are crafted into ...