“The Monarch” presided as the crowned sovereign of the 49-acre Old Growth Forest at Hartwick Pines State Park for years. It ...

As Forest Park recovers from last May's devastating tornado, the loss of mature trees offers a chance to reimagine the ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils, regulate water cycles, and supply resources that humans rely on—from ...

Forests worldwide may be entering a new phase marked by fewer specialized tree species and more fast-growing generalists.

In a controversial study published in April last year, researchers described an astonishing phenomenon: a forest of Norway ...

Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies. Doing the same with forest data has proven far more ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep up from the soil.

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 ...

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth's forests in an era of climate change and more ...

Create a new family Christmas tradition this holiday. Take a hike into the woods and cut your dream tree for the price of a permit: $10. Species for cutting in national forests around Shasta County ...