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The stark beauty of New Hampshire's NovemberRobert Frost's poem My November Guest begins:My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of…

NPR's Michael Skoler visits Kikwit, Zaire almost a year after the ebola (ee-BOH-lah) epidemic broke out there. The virus appeared in May last year and is usually fatal. The epidemic was stopped but left 244 people dead. Scientists from the U-S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are testing samples of tens of thousands of insects and animals taken from the forest where the virus originated but still have not found the source. Hospital workers in Kikwit are still reluctant to treat patients, and while many people have overcome their fear of the disease, there remain superstitions and misinformation among the population.

New Orleans' broad, shady live oak trees lend the city much charm. Many urban foresters had feared the flooded trees might die after spending weeks with roots submerged in a salty, polluted brew. Now the city has dried out and tree experts are going in to assess the damage.

Viking Lumber buys most of its trees from the federal government's timber sales in the Tongass National Forest. But those sales could become a thing of the past.

Despite the forest fire in North Woodstock, tourism officials are urging visitors that the White Mountains are open for business.The Lost River Gorge is…

A new species of invasive worm is chewing up forests and gardens on the New Hampshire Seacoast.Experts will talk on Thursday in Portsmouth about how to…

The state-owned park is beloved for both its mountain and lake. But the private company that owns the ski operation has long wanted to expand. Now, the…

In the frozen fastness of a winter forest, devoid of green plants and insects, winter tree bark provides important winter insect habitat and a food pantry…

With reports of busy hiking trails, New Hampshire’s search-and-rescue teams are urging people who head into the forest to use an extra degree of caution…