Ancient sediments reveal how rapid warming collapsed Arctic forests in centuries, triggering fires, erosion, and long-lasting ...
"The phenomenon has led to widespread damage." Officials issue warning as worsening crisis pushes forests to brink of ...
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 ...
Ponderosa pines at Yosemite National Park Jodie Wilson under CC BY 2.0 In California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, ponderosa pines, sugar pines and Douglas firs stand tall. But despite their ...
During Minnesota winters, conifer trees such as pine, spruce and fir provide critical cover that helps wildlife survive cold, ...
As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...
Wildfires have become a defining crisis of the modern West, obliterating forests, homes, and communities while choking skies ...
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 ...
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 ...