For Arbor Day, Let’s Reclaim the Term “Treehugger” By Ben Jealous April 25, 2024 The backstory on what is sometimes an insult In this story: forests
Thirty Years After Its Creation, the Northwest Forest Plan Is Still Saving Trees By Juliet Grable April 12, 2024 Federal officials, conservationists, and tribes are now working to update the historic landscape management blueprint In this story: forests, indigenous communities
Why Is the Bureau of Land Management Still Clearcutting Piñon-Juniper Landscapes? By Jeremy Miller April 2, 2024 Conservationists had hoped the practice would pause with the end of the Trump administration, but the war on native trees continues In this story: forests
Who Owns the Mountains in Lutsen? By Emily Halnon February 26, 2024 Tribal rights and outdoor recreation collide in this pristine part of the Superior National Forest In this story: saving wild places, forests, national forests, ecosystems, indigenous communities
Conservation Groups Seek to Block Logging Projects in Giant Sequoia National Monument By Carmen Kohlruss February 23, 2024 Sierra Club and others file lawsuit against US Forest Service over postfire logging In this story: forests, public lands
Private Landowners Are the Missing Link for Prescribed Burns By Ashira Morris February 20, 2024 Community organizations teach individuals to manage their land with fire in states like Georgia, where 93 percent of the land is privately owned In this story: wildfire, forests, hunting, land use and planning
The Largest Herbarium in Brazil’s Amazon Is Under Threat By Jill Langlois February 5, 2024 A crucial resource for understanding carbon sequestration could go up in flames without necessary investments In this story: forests, international, science
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests By Lindsey Botts December 21, 2023 Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests In this story: forests, national forests, public lands, saving wild places, climate change
Oregon’s Drinking Water Is at Risk From Clearcutting By Nathan Gilles November 30, 2023 NASA report confirms concerns about logging in watersheds and spurs community efforts to buy them In this story: forests, state forests, logging, saving wild places, nature