The United States has announced sweeping changes to encourage more logging in the country's national forests. A new emergency order requires rolling back environmental protections on almost 60% of the ...

Why it's incredible: The forest preserves some of the oldest trees in the world. The Cairo Fossil Forest is a unique collection of 385 million-year-old trees preserved in an abandoned quarry in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As you begin the process of booking the perfect campsite for your next outdoor overnight adventure, you may be surprised to learn some of the ...

Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...

Courtney Schultz received funding from the US Forest Service, Joint Fire Science Program, and National Science Foundation for her research on US forest policy Forrest Fleischman received funding from ...

A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes. By Austyn Gaffney In California, ...