Under the forest floor, networks of roots and fungi connect individual trees. Older plants may play a role in nurturing the ...

The vast majority of forest restorations contain just one tree species—leaving them vulnerable to pests like the emerald ash ...

NEW YORK -- It's a tough time to be a tree. For this Earth Day, National Geographic has focused its lens on humanity's relationship with the world's 3 trillion trees and 10 billion acres of forest, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Teakettle Experimental Forest within the Sierra National Forest is 80 miles east of Fresno, pictured in 2017. (U.S. Forest ...

How can we rapidly cool the planet and preserve our snowpack? One answer is simple and costs no money: protect our remaining ...

As the gap between burned areas and replanting widens year after year, scientists see big challenges beyond where to put seedlings. Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Forest conservation and restoration could make a major contribution to tackling the ...

The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to protect trees from the ongoing mountain pine beetle outbreak along Colorado’s Front ...

Prescribed burning, when combined with tree retention, can effectively support natural regeneration in managed boreal forests ...

The strangler fig is a keystone species in the tropics, providing food and shelter, and a place to poop for 17 different ...