How Do Wildfires in Canada’s Boreal Forest Affect Birds Across the Continent? Hundreds of fires continue to blaze in what officials say could become Canada’s worst fire season in recorded history.

A method for retrieval of leaf area index (LAI) using ENVISAT Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar vertical/horizontal (VV/HH) polarization ratio was derived for boreal forests. Five alternating ...

Conclusion We used 926 forest plots from 163 sites in China surveyed between 2005 and 2020 to verify the driving effects of climatic and soil nutrient factors on forest resource utilization strategies ...

I almost psyched myself out of doing one of the most diverse hikes in Gros Morne National Park because I was worried about the climb between its coastal headland and ocean beach — and the seemingly ...

Although the forest in many areas of Northern Saskatchewan have been devastated by wildfire, it is a natural occurrence that will lead to a more diverse ecosystem. “It does create a rebirth for the ...

It is time to build on Canadian ingenuity (as happened at Besnard Lake) and start building fireboats in Canada that can be used as an additional tool to address boreal forest fires effectively and ...

Multispectral light detection and ranging (LiDAR) instruments, such as Optech Titan, record intensities at multiple wavelengths and these intensities can be used for tree species prediction in the ...

The recent forest fires in northern Saskatchewan have affected many lives and businesses. Randy Johnson of Boreal Heartland Herbal Products is currently dealing with the impact and wondering what ...

The recent forest fires in northern Saskatchewan have affected many lives and businesses. Randy Johnson of Boreal Heartland Herbal Products is currently dealing with the impact and wondering what the ...

As deforestation fragments rainforest habitats, sloths face increasing challenges in maintaining their unique ecological relationships. Smaller forest patches mean sloths must navigate more dangerous ...

The researchers hope the new insights could aid in understanding the ocean nutrient cycle, as well as the settling of other porous particulates including microplastics.

Forest fires release iron-rich particles that reach the ocean, stimulate phytoplankton growth, and shape global carbon cycles.