John Parker, SERC senior scientist and co-lead scientist of the Functional Forests Project, plants a sapling in the new restoration experiment. To grow a successful forest, planting trees is not ...

Trees serve as lungs, air purifiers and air conditioners. They store carbon and suck up stormwater. Their presence in a neighborhood has been linked to a reduction in stress and anxiety. When pests ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) However, many tree-planting commitments have a critical flaw: They rely too heavily on ...

Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the ...

Improve the biodiversity of your yard, provide shade, and help protect against erosion—all in a smaller space than you think you need. Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster ...

The event honored Ken Irons, who passed away in November, after living in Boundary County for 80 of his 91 years. His ...