forests

Amazon rainforest scrubbing half as much carbon as it used to, new study shows

By Nicholas Ibarra March 20, 2015

In this story: federal policy, forests

That Wide-Eyed Look

Six ways to inspire awe in children with math and nature.

By Mikey Jane Moran March 18, 2015

In this story: children, parents, students, forests, lifestyle

Did an Orangutan Die for Your Oreos?

By Dashka Slater February 12, 2015

In this story: food and drink, forests, animals, wildlife

6 of America's Coolest Trees

These magnificent trees would leave even the Lorax speechless

By Allison Montroy August 7, 2012

In this story: forests, travel, adventure, hiking

Watching Over the World's Forests

Fighting deforestation with high-tech surveillance gear

By Eliza Strickland December 4, 2014

In this story: forests, activism

Branching Out Against Illegal Logging

How a little-known U.S. trade law has clipped the global black market for lumber

By Steve Hawk October 3, 2014

In this story: Industrial Transformation, forests, saving wild places, politics, endangered species

Logging Truck in Para StateA truck loaded with timber on the Curua-Una road after crossing the River of the same name, near Santarem, Para State.

How Much Paper Does One Tree Produce?

By Bob Schildgen July 7, 2014

In this story: , lifestyle, forests

Resuscitating the Rainforest

Indonesian doctors show that stethoscopes might be the best defense against chainsaws

By Jake Abrahamson November 1, 2013

In this story: saving wild places, forests

On the One Hand: Redwoods

By Dashka Slater March 12, 2014

In this story: forests, climate change

Pirates of the Rainforest

The forests of the Olympic Peninsula have always been pillaged, and there's nothing law enforcement can do about it

Text and photographs by Gregg Bleakney July 19, 2012

In this story: forests, saving wild places

Olympic National Park naturalists keep the location of this ancient maple tree a secret because they fear poachers would strip it of its moss.

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