Increased deciduous tree dominance reduces wildfire carbon losses in boreal forests, study shows

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, scientists are asking a critical question: Will these ecosystems continue to store ...
Outdoor News

Here’s four ways Minnesota forests are adapted to winter

The conical shape of conifer trees helps the snow slide off their branches, and their limbs are shorter and more flexible, ...
insider.si.edu

Smithsonian Scientists Examine Impact of High-Severity Fires on Conifer Forests

The ability of some conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly limited as the climate continues to warm, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) scientists found in ...
The Guardian

Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change Every single day in 2024, wildfires consumed more than 360 square kilometres of forest – ...
Mongabay

Old forests, new fires, and a scientific standoff over active management

Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...
esa.org

The Role of Managed Conifer Forests in Supporting Native Bee Communities in the Pacific Northwest— Access ends March 21

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