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"Forest succession" is a pattern of plant regeneration that begins when a plot of land is left to its own devices. The first phase of this succession is…

Poet Tess Taylor reviews the dark wonder of Scottish poet, Robin Robertson, in his new collection, Sailing the Forest.

With details at once compelling and disturbing, geographer Jacob Shell describes the lives of the elephants of mountainous Myanmar and northeastern India that haul timber or transport people.

Thousands of residents and vacationers have fled by land and by sea as firefighters and volunteers battled through the night. It comes during the country's worst heat wave in three decades.

Forest rangers will be enforcing New Hampshire's firewood quarantine at roadside checkpoints this Memorial Day weekend.They want to stop the spread of a…

Forest Whitaker's portrayal of brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ranges from subtle charm to murderous fury. It's a challenge for any actor to portray a character who is both loved and feared, and Whitaker's performance is already drawing Oscar buzz.

The iconic American beech tree comprises nearly 40% of our northern forests, and the species could be decimated by beech leaf disease.

Managers in the White Mountain National Forest are planning a series of controlled burns aimed at protecting homes in Conway from the growing risk of…

Some advocacy groups and local residents have pushed back on the Forest Service’s plan, saying it could harm the environment and contribute to climate change. The public comment period closes Oct. 23.

In the second of two reports, NPR's David Molpus looks at a training program that the Marriott Corporation is calling "Pathways to Independence." This program is one of many Marriott is offering to its large low-wage workforce. Marriott is not only offering programs in career enrichment; it is also addressing many other problems facing low-wage workers. Marriott's efforts have drawn praise from the Clinton administration, but criticism from labor unions. While the program is educating and employing workers who might otherwise be unemployed, labor unions believe that Marriott, a non-union company, is taking advantage of its low-wage, unskilled work force.