Ecologists are concerned that forest ecosystems will not keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, failing to remain healthy ...

Forests are more than just a collection of trees growing in close proximity to each other. Much like an organism, a forest and experiences a wide range of changes as it grows and ages.

Trees are harvested to supply the forest products demanded by people in their everyday use. ... Harvesting trees keeps forests healthy. Published: Feb. 17, 2012, 12:00 p.m. By .

Restoring western forests by thinning out small trees and dead wood is an important strategy for a number of reasons. But these projects aren't fast, easy, or cheap.

When a forest has its trees cut down, it removes nutrients that would be eventually recycled to keep a forest healthy. Helie noted that the Auburn Sportsman’s Club’s forest, like so many ...

Read enough about the mesmerizing science of trees and one begins to feel certain that, if humans behaved like a healthy forest, we’d be far better off—and that we wouldn’t be in our current ...

Trees also take up harmful chemicals such as metals or solvents, transforming them into less harmful substances. One large tree can capture and filter up to 36,500 gallons of water annually ...

By protecting, expanding, and managing our forests in a way that is climate-smart, we can reduce carbon emissions up to 21% by 2030. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

'Healthy Forests' There's no question that the Bush administration has been working hard on revising forestry law and regulations. While environmentalists see an industry agenda, the ...

Healthy trees and forests have traditionally been one of earth’s first lines of defense in regulating carbon emissions. “Trees are the ultimate carbon removal machine by taking carbon dioxide ...

In a healthy forest of decades past, there would have been 40 to 50 trees per acre, says Pat Graham, Arizona director of the Nature Conservancy. Today, there are 500 to 1,000 trees per acre in ...

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 ...