Forest management in the Tongass should support sustainable economies in Southeast Alaska

The U.S. Forest Service has initiated a revision of the Tongass National Forest plan. At stake is whether the Forest Service ...
Berkshire Eagle

'Forest management is nuanced.' A behind-the-scenes look at how foresters decide which trees to cut or save

SAVOY — Forester Kevin Podowka walked backward on a logging road as he led about 20 people through a small part of a 100-acre section of Savoy Mountain State Forest that is slated for cutting. Even as ...
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Will transplanted fungi from Holden Arboretum make Cleveland trees more healthy?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Researchers in Cuyahoga County are testing an innovative, low-cost method to help city trees survive their harsh urban environment: a dose of healthy forest soil. Specifically, they ...
Phys.org

Permanent retention of exceptional trees can improve ecosystem integrity in managed forests

Even-aged forest management is geared towards timber production with ecosystem health as a lesser consideration. This creates a dichotomy where forests are treated either as plantations or reserves.
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Focus On The Trees, Not Just The Forest

Organizations love to talk about vision. Strategy decks, objectives and key results and five-year restructuring plans. All while the people responsible for bringing those plans to life quietly fade ...
Phys.org

Climate change outpaces trees: Forests face centuries-long lag in adaptation

Ecologists are concerned that forest ecosystems will not keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, failing to remain healthy and productive. Before the rapid climate change of the past century, tree ...
The Providence Journal

This RI forest has been devastated by beech leaf disease. Could it also hold a cure?

Beech Leaf Disease, caused by foliar nematodes, is devastating beech trees in Oakland Forest and other areas. A research study is underway to test treatments, including fungicide injections and tree ...