High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting and investigations from across the West. Four consecutive winters with little to no snowpack, followed by ...

Log cabins in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains have a story to tell: when people leave, the forest takes over. Researchers at West Virginia University are using tree-ring dating to determine not ...

The log deck in North Fork covers 9 acres at the former site of the town’s sawmill. YOSEMITE/SEQUOIA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Special to The Bee North Fork has a place to stack ...

Trees are the lifeblood of the forest. While alive, they form their body; as snags (standing dead trees), they provide ...