Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.

The never-ending cycle of forest fires gets some ‘rare good news’ from first-of-its-kind data on the phenomenon occasionally ...

Millions of hectares of old-growth forest disappearing every year, along with tens of thousands of forest species, scientists are calling for a greater emphasis on forest regeneration, in which ...

Four years since the Caldor Fire sparked and burned more than 200,000 acres in California's El Dorado, Amador and Alpine ...

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging — a practice ...

In the months after Hurricane Helene leveled thousands of acres in Pisgah National Forest ... common after natural disasters like hurricanes and fires, are typically subjected to environmental ...

Poorly executed construction can fragment habitats, degrade soil health, disrupt natural water cycles ... contribute to the spread of fire and disrupt forest regeneration. Using permeable surfaces ...

In 2013, a wildfire tore through Yosemite National Park. Its slow recovery can teach Angelenos what to expect in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires of 2025.

From Maui to the Pantanal, disaster recovery needs more than aids, it needs travelers too. Since the return of visitors can ...

Historical evidence shows that ecosystems can regenerate after fire ... and humans can either facilitate or hinder this process. Fire is a natural part of ecosystem cycles, especially in forests ...