Gather some old wood – branches, logs, anything natural – and pile it up in a quiet corner of your garden. Before you know it, it'll be full of life. Leave a pile of logs and dead branches in ...

What better occupation on St. Valentine’s Day than to burn a brush pile? Nothing compares to the scent of woodsmoke in the air of a cold winter’s day, even when there’s a whiff of burning deer carcass ...

Whether it's excess wood at the Summit County Landfill, pile burns with the U.S. Forest Service or even private property burns, the key is getting the right conditions for the weather.