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Periodical cicadas aggregate on trees growing out in the open, such as on lawns and in parks. While they can overwhelm saplings in some extreme cases, they are not known to have any serious negative impacts on mature trees.

Pedestrians scurry up and down the central boulevard, peering nervously upwards at the interlocking limbs of enormous oak trees lining the street. A traffic light flashes from red to green, the chime
A group of possibly 30 people standing around in a circle in front of a large sign and map on top of a mountain area.
Restoration through collaboration

In August 2017, a wildfire swept through more than 24,000 acres of central Oregon, threatening the small town of Sisters at the foot of the Cascades Mountains. Residents in subdivisions near Sisters
Research shows there are proven methods for preparing properties for withstanding the devastating impacts of a wildfire. Whether it's replacing wood chips with gravel or reimagining your entire landscape design, what you do really matters. (Courtesy graphic National Fire Protection Association.)
Homeowners can take preventative steps long before wildfires begin

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
A picture of Woodsy Owl working with several young kids.

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
Serra Hoagland, a research biologist with the USDA Forest Service, is only the third Native American woman to receive a doctorate in forestry. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Forest Service biologist third Native women to earn a doctorate in forestry

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
A picture of a Fire Danger Rating sign for the Forest Service, with Smokey Bear, showing Extreme fire danger rating.

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
A picture of two women planting a tree in a large grassy area where many other trees have been planted.

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
An aerial picture showing the method of fragmentation and dividing land in smaller land parcels.

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