Perched on the southwestern shore of Revillagigedo Island, Ketchikan stretches along the Tongass Narrows like a colorful ribbon, its buildings climbing the steep hillsides in a cheerful defiance of ...

For those seeking outdoor adventures, Ketchikan serves as an ideal gateway to the surrounding wilderness. Misty Fjords National Monument, a vast expanse of glacially-carved fjords, lies just east of ...

This module is a resource for lecturers . Purposes for which wild flora is illegally targeted. Plants play an intrinsic role in human societies and cultures. Timber and non-timber ...

Temperate rainforests are among the rarest habitats on Earth, supporting unique biodiversity and providing vital benefits from climate regulation and natural flood management to supporting human ...

A NEW report is calling for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive.

A 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet known as the Imago Mundi, or the “Babylonian Map of the World,” recently led British Museum researchers to an astonishing find: a reference to a Great Flood story ...

Rainforests are lush, dense forests. They receive very high amounts of rainfall throughout the year. These vital areas are found worldwide, especially near the equator. Rainforests are hugely ...

BELÉM, Brazil—This Amazonian city is hot, humid and hard to get to—perhaps not an obvious setting for a major international event. But this week, the port city well over 1,500 miles north of São Paulo ...

An important initiative just surpassed expectations. With donations that far exceeded its goal, Cornwall Wildlife Trust in England is now able to begin the prized restoration project of a nearby ...

Federal officials are preparing to overturn a long-contested Clinton-era regulation that limits logging and roadbuilding in large portions of the West, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the ...