Thousands of synchronous fireflies dazzle travelers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with their unique flash pattern. Here’s what you need to know. ByAmy McKeever April 22, 2021 •11 min read ...

Discover the importance of rainforests, Earth's life-support system, and how you can help protect them for a sustainable ...

Forest Service issues final plan to manage 72,000 acres in Rutland, Windsor and Addison counties Vermont Public | By Abagael Giles Published June 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM EDT Abagael Giles ...

Of those harvests, trees on almost 500 acres will be left on the forest floor, to decompose slowly and simulate old growth conditions. On top of that, the plan proposes up to 1,000 acres of prescribed ...

With more than 700 miles of hiking trails, 17,000 miles of creeks and rivers, and 128 glaciers, Tongass National Forest is a haven for those who want to experience "wild” Alaska.

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the U.S. and the largest temperate forest in the world. Here's what you need to know before you go.

Dead trees were sailing the seas long before our ancestors conceived of the ax or skiff, long before the continents split and went their separate ways. And yet, when a tree falls in a river or stream ...

In the grand tapestry of Earth’s ecosystems, it’s often the smallest beings that wield the most significant influence. From microscopic bacteria to tiny insects, these diminutive organisms form the ...

This discovery is the first 100-meter tropical tree (and the world's tallest known flowering plant) recorded anywhere in the world. If it were laid along the ground the tree would be longer than a ...

As the state's forests become weakened and stressed, they become more susceptible to insects and disease — even some that, at one time, posed little threat.

Forest loss reached 960 square kilometers (371 square miles) during the period, an area slightly larger than New York City. It was the second-highest total for May since the current monitoring ...