The “21-inch rule” protects trees that are 21 inches in diameter or larger at breast height on six national forests east of the Cascade Mountains crest in Oregon and Washington. It was implemented in ...

To achieve this, researchers set up two experimental plots of Cryptomeria japonica trees, commonly known as the Japanese cedar, in November 2017 in the experimental forests operated by the Forestry ...

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.

After more than a century of fire suppression in California’s forests, mounting evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve ...

Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests. The new research published today (25 Sep) in ...

Botanists surveying a remote forest reserve on Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago have discovered a forest of rare trees — the only place in Africa where they’re known to occur in the ...

NPCA supports the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to protect rare, old-growth forests and leave our largest trees standing for future generations. Here’s why and where to find these majestic trees. Few ...

Monica Gagliano received funding for this research from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Prudence Gibson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Gurugram: The India State of Forest Report 2023, released Saturday by the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, paints a grim picture of Haryana’s forest cover.