PBS

Forests: What Type is Your Forest?

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 ...
The Conversation

Forests are breaking up in the tropics but coming together elsewhere – here’s what it means for wildlife and the climate

Eleanor Warren-Thomas receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council/UK Research and Innovation. In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s ...
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Will A Nationwide Forest Inventory Effort Help Save Colorado’s Oldest Trees?

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 ...
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Virtual forest simulations show that randomly distributed planting designs enhance productivity

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

California’s mountains are too warm for some trees to survive. Inside these ‘zombie forests’

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 ...