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Dave Anderson talks with Ethan Tapper, forester and author of "How to Love a Forest," who says the actions we must take to protect forest ecosystems are often counterintuitive, uncomfortable and even bittersweet.

There's a rare and special riverside forest not far from downtown Concord, along the banks of the Merrimack River. It's a silver maple floodplain forest, and it's remained virtually unchanged despite centuries of agricultural and industrial growth along the river.

Author Leo Vardiashvili’s latest novel is “Hard By a Great Forest” –a story about a man who fled the republic of Georgia in the midst of war. It’s a unique story about the traumas of war and the lasting effects of those families driven not just to survive but to remember, love, and live.

The Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday night. "Grand Budapest Hotel" won best motion picture comedy/drama, and "Boyhood" won best dramas. "Transparent" was named best comedy or musical TV series. And, "The Affair" won best TV drama.

Audie Cornish talks to Cindy Chang of the Los Angeles Times about the proliferation of so-called "birthing hotels" — homes in residential neighborhoods set up for foreign women, mostly Chinese, to come stay while they wait to give birth in the U.S. While it's not illegal to travel to the U.S. while pregnant, some of the "hotel" operators are breaking zoning and building ordinances, raising the ire of neighbors.

Firefighters continue to work to contain a forest fire on Dilly Cliff, which has led to the closure of the Kinsman Ridge Trail area of the Appalachian…

In the U.S, new roads built in national forests has just been banned by executive order. But in Canada old growth forest is being leveled at a rate that alarms environmentalists. NPR's Kathy Schalch reports.

A recent 10-year update to US Forest Service “Forest Inventory and Analysis” data reveals that New Hampshire now has a slightly higher percentage - 85% of…

Noah talks with participants and producers of the CD "Deep

There's a reason you may never have found a shed antler in the woods, despite New Hampshire's population of approximately 100,000 deer (not to mention a few thousand moose). A whole host of forest-dwellers recognize the value of nutrients provided by found antlers.