From houseplants to gorgeous tree leaves to picturesque wildflowers, you can identify all your vegetation in seconds. Even better, you'll be helping to build a citizen science project.

An eastern cottonwood tree estimated to be more than 100 years old is being cut down from the backyard of a Rochester Street home over concerns falling branches might damage nearby properties.

The class will use images and live samples to help participants quickly identify Idaho's most common native trees, such as ponderosa pine, western larch, Douglas fir black cottonwood and more.

The White Bear Lake tree is not the biggest cottonwood tree in Minnesota. The largest one on record is over 32 feet in circumference in Chippewa County. This one is roughly 24 feet all the way around.