Stop Planting Trees, Says Guy Who Inspired World to Plant a Trillion Trees
Ecologist Thomas Crowther’s research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he’s back with a new plan ..
Ecologist Thomas Crowther’s research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he’s back with a new plan ..
Ancient sequoias are facing an existential threat from increasingly intense wildfires linked to climate change. The question of how to save them has sparked ..
Trees make clouds by releasing small quantities of vapors called “sesquiterpenes.” Scientists are learning more—and it’s making climate models ..
Botanists and community stewards are using patches of native flora as blueprints to revive tropical dry evergreen ecosystems from near-extinction. ..
More than a million acres of state forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multiyear drought ..
In Oregon, the tree-killing Humongous Fungus never would have gotten so large without the accidental help of modern fire suppression tactics. ..
Changing the genetic makeup of trees could supercharge their ability to suck up carbon dioxide. But are forests of frankentrees really a good idea ..
As the climate warms, this insect’s population is booming. That’s bad news for the ponderosa pines of the Sierra Nevada. ..
Europe is betting big on wood to replace coal, but the industry is taking heat for stoking carbon emissions and air pollution. ..
A study of trees, some over 300 years old, indicate that precipitation levels are up as much as 5 inches compared to the early 1700s. ..