Jun. 20—Old trees are back in the spotlight with the release of a U.S. Forest Service plan to preserve old-growth forests. The plan follows a directive by President Joe Biden in April 2022 to protect ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include ...

It’s said that the map is not the territory. This statement, say critics, is especially true of the maps created by the U.S. Forest Service to inventory the nation’s largest carbon sinks: its mature ...

Dear EarthTalk: How much “old-growth” forest is left in the U.S. today, and what are we doing to protect it? – Paul Belaire, Chico, CA Scientists have found it tough to settle on a precise definition ...

In the final weeks of 2023, two far-reaching policy processes were unveiled by the U.S. Forest Service that will affect public forest lands across Oregon. Public comment periods are open on both until ...

For more than a century, common wisdom held that the original forest of the Adirondacks was largely erased. A new wave of research reveals more old growth than previously thought.

A tropical forest can regrow quickly. What is harder to see is how long full ecological recovery takes. A pasture left to ...

Clear Creek State Forest staff and other organizations meet for a formal induction ceremony, ribbon cutting and trail opening to announce the destination to the public. A section of Clear Creek State ...

Oregon’s forests were once full of old-growth, but today, less than 10 percent of old-growth trees still stand, environmental advocacy group Oregon Wild estimates. Despite their essential role in ...