Forest Journalism for a Sustainable Future
Back in the 1990s, longleaf pine knowledge was in danger of dying out. Many of the scientists who had dedicated their careers to studying longleaf were near the end of their lives. Fewer people than ever appreciated the “whispering pines” with forest … [Continue reading]
I hope you're having a wonderful autumn, including time in a forest, whether an urban or a more remote one. I have been traveling a lot during the past month, for Treesource and personal enjoyment. One was a nephew’s wedding in Connecticut, held … [Continue reading]
https://youtu.be/pfbEcMeYFFA More and more communities are now near or within forests. In fact, the area where unoccupied land and human development meet has a name and it’s called the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI. The WUI is the most … [Continue reading]
From the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in the White Mountain National Forest to your backyard, fall color is a spectacular display. Although we commonly (and correctly) consider fall coloration as an aging or senescence process leading to leaf death and … [Continue reading]
Climate change is here. In southern forests, it takes the form of novel disturbances – different frequency and severity of drought, fire, wind storms, insect outbreaks, even ice storms – or a combination of these stressors. “How will managers … [Continue reading]