Feature Stories

Remember, Saturday, May 1, is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day , a national campaign to encourage people and organizations to join in a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce

Change is inherent in forests, but insects and pathogens that have been inadvertently introduced, known as invasive species, have brought about a novel kind of change that trees in both urban

I can remember Woodsy Owl’s public service announcements pop up between episodes of my favorite cartoon, Speed Racer. Laying on then-fashionable 1970s-era green shag carpet, my friends and I would

Nestled in Laguna Pueblo about 47 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lies a half-million-acre reservation with beautiful mesas speckled with junipers, piñon pines, sagebrush and saltbush plants

Heavy, dark clouds roll over the forest hillside. Lack of rainfall and high temperatures have created near-perfect conditions for a wildfire to ignite. In a flash, a bolt of lightning splits a tree

The earthy smell of early spring and the sound of rushing water hangs in the air along the banks of Beaver Creek in western Maryland. A group of volunteers on a service-oriented Spring break don work

Editor’s Note: This blog is the third in a series exploring the role of innovation finance in forest management. From an airplane looking out over Maine’s vast forests something peculiar can be seen

The flames and billowing smoke rose high enough to veil the sun that cold February afternoon as an acre of bone-dry grasslands was ignited by a slow, fiery ooze belching from something called a drip

Editor’s Note: This article kicks off a series that will spotlight projects all around the country. These projects underscore the importance of collaborating with partners to manage the land and

Deceptively delicate and fragile in appearance, the Eurasian watermilfoil forms thick mats in shallow areas of a lake, quickly growing and spreading to block sunlight, killing off native aquatic

​ Every year roughly 100,000 avalanches sweep down mountains across the U.S., damaging everything in their path and killing 28 people on average. In fewer than seven weeks, beginning on Dec. 18, 2020

Each year, severe wildfires ravage forests across the country, damaging ecosystems, infrastructure and recreation facilities, which are often in need of repair before they can be safely reopened. The