SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — There’s something eerie about this forest in the southern Sierra Nevada. Tangles of bony branches obscure the ground. Dead trees stand gray and bristly. An aura of doom hangs ...

A forest community not typically recognized in most descriptions of Adirondack vegetation is the “upper slope hardwood-conifer forest”. This community is very similar to the mixedwood type except red ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Scientists have discovered a record number of dead fir trees in Oregon, in a ...

The landscape in and around the Piney Woods of East Texas might take you by surprise. Hiking trails and boardwalks navigate ...

High in Arizona's mountains, this peaceful lake surrounded by lush evergreens offers pristine fishing, kayaking, and camping ...

The weather is good, the fuel is ready, so Arizona forest managers are conducting prescribed burns in the coming weeks.

If you know where to look (and if you have access to a boat), there's a stunning natural escape in the Pacific Northwest with ...

Severe droughts are predicted to become more frequent in the future, and the consequences of such droughts on forests can be dramatic, resulting in massive tree mortality, rapid change in forest ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Siberia has experienced a pronounced warming over the past several decades, which has induced an increase in the extent of evergreen conifer ...

GREENVILLE, Calif. — A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are strewn across the dun-colored ...