Grasslands, wetlands and other nonforest ecosystems are being converted to agricultural land far faster than forests. However ...

Science says spending time with trees does more than just help you relax. From stress relief to better sleep, here are four ...

Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forest soundscapes has positive effects on people’s short-term wellbeing, new research finds. Improvements to wellbeing were found to be more ...

The tree mix matters. Near Chesapeake Bay, scientists have been experimenting with mini-forests for over a decade. The ...

The loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Forests are key to curbing carbon ...

Conservation groups argue flaws in the 2023 Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan will put endangered forest bats at risk, according to a recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the National Forest Service ...

FOREST FIGHT: From left, MountainTrue intern Corinna Steinreuck, member Rhys Burns, and Southern Environmental Law Center attorney Julie Reynolds-Engel stand in a forest that is approved for timber ...

Last summer, Southeast director at the Center for Biological Diversity Will Harlan spotted an eastern hellbender through his fogged snorkeling mask during a river survey. “It’s magical to see them in ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesday it is seeking public input on its Fuels Maintenance Treatments Project, covering nearly 153,000 acres across the east side of the ...

The Trump administration's move to end protections for 58 million acres of national forests will open up the federal lands to immense destruction, according to environmental advocates. On Monday, ...

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to harvest over 5,000 acres of trees in the Tongass National Forest, just east of Ketchikan. A majority of that will be old-growth trees, which ...