Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, ecologists are testing which tree combin ...
Mixing tree species can lead to better growth in the forest—at least above ground. A new study published in Nature shows that ...
When her mother passed after battling Alzheimer’s, Suzanne Simard turned to the forest and her research into how trees ...
The U.S. Forest Service is working to remove trees downed by the December 2025 before wildfire season sweeps through.
Timber sale production in the Chatahochee National Forest in Georgia on July 31, 2017. Conservationists say National Forests need to be left alone now more than ever to maximize carbon capture. Some ...
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Solar Trees Could Save Forests From Deforestation While Generating the Same Power as Solar Farms
Picture a forested hillside stripped bare, replaced by row after row of black solar panels. That’s the tradeoff many communities face: renewable power at the cost of ecosystems. But a growing body of ...
On a brisk September morning, Brian Palik’s footfalls land quietly on a path in flickering light, beneath a red pine canopy in Minnesota’s iconic Northwoods. A mature red pine, also called Norway pine ...
Members of the Forest Park Neighborhood are planting 43 trees in the public medians today following a grant from the ...
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