Treehouses may not be held up to the scrutiny of building codes and regulations, but they need to be strong and safe for kids ...

Cutting down trees is often part of homestead life, but too often much of the tree isn’t used, just discarded or burned in open piles. There’s a lot of carbon, nutrients, and solar energy locked up in ...

While it’s common knowledge that cedar chips deter moths from munching on your sweaters and other wool items in summer storage, cedar is also useful in deterring other pests both inside and outside.

Dear James: Our bedroom has a cedar closet, but the scent is almost gone, and I plan to build a second cedar closet. How can I restore the scent, and do you have any tips for the new one? — Melanie F.

Two Cedar Rapids privately owned lumber companies have been merged under new ownership. Marty Hoeger, a customer of Ogden and Adams, a 113-year-old business at 144 32nd Street Dr. SE, for about 20 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A new mixed-use development that is expected to transform a long-vacant block on the main street connecting downtown and the New Bohemia District is slated to get a final green light ...