There are many different types of forests with different types of trees. Learn more about a few types of forests and the trees that populate them. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the ...

Thinning, the practice of removing some trees to promote the growth of others, is a common forestry management technique, but its effects on forest carbon dynamics vary greatly depending on the forest ...

Forest ecosystems play a vital role in the global carbon cycle. While the significance of tree mycorrhizal fungi in this process is well-documented ...

Rick Bowmer / AP Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest ...

Old aspens in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Photo by Robert T. Leverett/American Forests The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. The big-tree ...

A new paper published in Nature Communications reveals how the way tree species are arranged in a forest can help optimize ecosystem functioning and productivity. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...