An eight-year reforestation project is bringing together members of seven First Nations with federal funding and other ...

The leaves of evergreen species acquire carbon over the long term and improve nutrient conservation, whereas short-lived ...

The boreal forest attracts 325 bird species to its lands each year, with 1 to 3 billion birds migrating north to nest and raise their young amongst its trees. It’s known as ‘North America’s ...

What's alarming is that one patch of forest has burned twice in just a decade. Boreal trees make up a significant proportion of these forests, and burning is part of their natural cycle.

An international research team led by Chinese scientists has revealed that extreme fires amplify post-fire land surface ...

Mangrove trees grow through photosynthesis ... products that contain peat or use peat-free alternatives. Boreal forests store nearly double the carbon of tropical forests, mostly underground ...

Forests with a greater diversity of trees are more productive—potentially leading to greater efficiency in capturing ...

Raging wildfires leave land vulnerable to extreme heating, amplifying global warming. Broadleaf trees might reduce forest ...

In this month's "Cultivating Success in the Farm & Garden" column, a Hubbard County UMN Extension educator shares how to ...

"Yes, they're less flammable, less intense, but they do burn," he said of broad-leaved trees. Tracking wildfires in Canada Climate change, fires transform some of Canada's boreal forests into ...

JENNIFER BALTZER, a professor of forest ecology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, on a patch of burned spruce trees, a vital piece of Canada’s boreal forest that is falling victim to forest ...

Chao Yue and colleagues analyzed satellite data of wildfire events from 2003–2016 in northern temperate and boreal ... forests and forests primarily composed of deciduous broadleaf trees.