October 23 Update: According to the Minnesota Incident Command System, the Evergreen Forest fire near Pine City is now 70% contained as of Wednesday, October 23. Firefighters are continuing to mop up ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. PINE ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The quantity and seasonal patterns in fine litter production and standing crop of litter were investigated at monthly intervals from January ...

On Earth Day in 2022, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to protect mature and old growth forests on federal lands. But more than two years later, these forests were still being cut under ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Soil seed banks can act as an important source in forest regeneration, and the information on the seed bank composition is vital for ...

I t was hard to summon holiday cheer on my family’s recent trip to The Rocks in Bethlehem for a Christmas tree. Anna Berry is the digital outreach manager for the Forest Society. Contact her at aberry ...

Many of us grew up with the term “Think globally, act locally.” This maxim should help guide our actions in tackling climate change. Washington has been blessed with the perfect climate for growing ...

SEATTLE — Two key pillars of the new "Keep Washington Evergreen" initiative are restoring Washington forests devastated by wildfire and preserving key forest lands from development. Keep Washington ...

This story originally appeared on Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Sathyamurthy N. was young, his family and fellow villagers from Edayanchavadi, Tamil Nadu, India, would ...

Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove on Tuesday signed an order to conserve 77,000 acres of mature and older state forests across Western Washington. Upthegrove, who took charge of the Department ...