LACONIA — Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center will begin a carefully planned forest management project on a portion of its 160-acre property in mid-January. Guided by science-based forestry ...

If you own woodlands, do you have a forest management plan? Is it written down? Do you have goals for the property, and are you managing the property to meet those goals? Purdue Extension foresters ...

Forestry management is now recognised as a discipline that must balance wood production with the broader demands of ecosystem integrity, climate mitigation and social well‐being. Sustainable forest ...

Cerulean Warbler captured in a mist net being processed by researchers. Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry will host a virtual informational session on a proposed rule change to adopt a new Forest Management Plan for state forest lands managed by the ...

Fire has always played a significant role in Pacific Northwest forests. Fire in the Cascades, historically sparked by lightning strikes, led to a natural succession that cleared debris on the forest ...

A team of scientists is questioning whether sustainable forest management (SFM) is as effective as believed, based on their analysis of timber concessions in the Central African nation of the Republic ...

Did you know that it takes, on average, about 180 years to form 1 cubic centimeter of soil? That is 2.3 times the life expectancy for Americans – all to produce a small quantity of soil that fits in a ...

Forest hydrology, the study of how water flows through forests, can help illuminate the connections between forests and water, but it must advance if it is to deal with today's complexities, including ...

A study shows that forests in 15 tropical countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America managed by Indigenous peoples and local communities are associated with improved outcomes for carbon storage, ...

A major environmental group has continued to pursue litigation blocking the same wildfire forest management techniques that are currently helping to save a mass of iconic sequoias in California. The ...