Who Owns the Mountains in Lutsen? Tribal rights and outdoor recreation collide in this pristine part of the Superior National Forest By Emily Halnon February 26, 2024 In this story: saving wild places, forests, national forests, ecosystems, indigenous communities
Conservation Groups Seek to Block Logging Projects in Giant Sequoia National Monument Sierra Club and others file lawsuit against US Forest Service over postfire logging By Carmen Kohlruss February 23, 2024 In this story: forests, public lands
Private Landowners Are the Missing Link for Prescribed Burns Community organizations teach individuals to manage their land with fire in states like Georgia, where 93 percent of the land is privately owned By Ashira Morris February 20, 2024 In this story: wildfire, forests, hunting, land use and planning
The Largest Herbarium in Brazil’s Amazon Is Under Threat A crucial resource for understanding carbon sequestration could go up in flames without necessary investments By Jill Langlois February 5, 2024 In this story: forests, international, science
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests By Lindsey Botts December 21, 2023 In this story: forests, national forests, public lands, saving wild places, climate change
Oregon’s Drinking Water Is at Risk From Clearcutting NASA report confirms concerns about logging in watersheds and spurs community efforts to buy them By Nathan Gilles November 30, 2023 In this story: forests, state forests, logging, saving wild places, nature
How to Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies These colorful insects are moving across the Northeast and will likely be near you soon By Elham Shabahat November 4, 2023 In this story: invasive species, insects, agriculture, forests, wildlife
Armed Groups as Forest Protectors in Colombia: A Risky Dynamic Deforestation has dropped in the country, but the government may not be responsible for all those gains By Joshua Collins October 16, 2023 In this story: forests
Could Fire Be the Solution to the East Coast’s Tick Woes? How researchers hope to use an old technology to stop the spread of tick-borne diseases By Nathan Gilles October 2, 2023 In this story: habitat restoration, wildlife, saving wild places, disaster relief, forests