CLOQUET, MINN. – Driving into the University of Minnesota's Cloquet Forestry Center on the outskirts of this town can seem like entering a summer camp. Unassuming frame and log buildings bear the hues ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Forest Health Research Program has awarded $5.5 million to support 15 scientific research studies. The results of these studies ...

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 ...

What's good for the Black-backed Woodpecker is good for restoration of burned California forests. The birds' unique relationship with fire underpins the latest research into improved post-fire ...

Our forests are not museums, and they should not be treated as such,” writes Joey Menning, president of its branch of the ...

Forests are home to unique biodiversity and provide multiple ecosystem services, while also maintaining ecosystem carbon balance. However, anthropogenic activity and climate change can have a profound ...

After years of questionable policies, climate change and growing populations, wildfires have gotten worse in the western U.S., and around the world. That’s driven a push to use tools like thinning and ...

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 ...

How does forest management affect wildlife, specifically birds? Which birds prefer which types of forest habitat? How can you help birds thrive on your property? The Forestry for the Birds Virtual ...

Over one-third of Colorado is forested acreage — 24 million acres of the state’s 66.48 million acres — managed by a variety of local, state and federal entities. The Colorado State Forest Service and ...