Purdue University’s jingjing Liang (left) and Javier Gamarra of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization are collaborating on a new initiative using artificial intelligence to improve forest ...

Big Thicket National Preserve Fire Ecologist Conor McInnerney’s job literally is to put fire back into the landscape. But using fire history, science and numbers, the forest’s prescribed burns mean ...

Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington and retired Restoration Ecologist Ken Klick were recognized with top awards from the Chicago Wilderness Alliance. The Grassy Lake restoration project ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ecological changes and inform management practices. Their study, published ...

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We help organizations achieve their impact vision. Harnessed and helmeted, ecologist Nalini Nadkarni has ascended the towering ...

Biology 322, Experimental Field Ecology, returned to the University of Nevada, Reno’s Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area in summer 2022. Kelly Robinson and Devon Picklum, graduate teaching assistants in ...

There is a common belief that prescribed burning, thinning trees, and clearing underbrush reduce risks of the severity of future fires. But is that true? A new project analyzing 40 studies where ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by ...

In 1907, Harvard University acquired more than 2,000 acres of land in Petersham for its forestry program. They renamed the land the Harvard Forest. The director was Richard T. Fisher. Now, the Harvard ...

MINNESOTA, USA — The dry September is a far cry from the record rain the state had to start the summer and that has caused stress on Minnesota's trees. Experts say trees are having a difficult time ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ecological changes and inform management practices. Subscribe to our ...