LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Jim White and Marcie Carter peer into the cloudy water of a fresh mud bog. The scar is just off the Hoover Point Road on Craig Mountain and on land owned by the Nez Perce Tribe.

Leaves: Deciduous; oppositely arranged; palmately compound leaves; 5 obovate leaflets with lobed, serrate margins. Twigs and buds: Glabrous; stout; reddish-brown; have prominent horse-shoe-shaped leaf ...

A little knowledge of botany can be helpful, even if you’re an amateur gardener. Here are a few things you should know about what happens in the fall. By Margaret Roach What’s going on out there — and ...