CALIENTE, Nev. — When Varlin Higbee eyes the scrubby forest of pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert outside this old Union Pacific Railroad town, there’s just one thought that ...

Early detection of declining forest health is critical for the timely intervention and treatment of droughted and diseased ...

ELK COUNTY — In Elk County, a behemoth is performing surgery on a forest. Its yellow head — taller than a human and equipped ...

In Los Padres National Forest, a controversial project — labeled “logging” or “forest health,” depending on who you ask — cleared the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last month. The ruling ...

Since the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui, Jake Kane has gotten calls from homeowners wanting to cut down all the trees around their houses. But Kane, the owner of Kane’s Legacy Tree Services and one of the ...