When wildfires rage in California, incarcerated people are often on the front lines fighting the flames. TED Fellow Royal Ramey was one of them. He shares the story of how doing public service in prison inspired him to cofound the...

Walk into any forest, and beneath your feet is an elaborate social network that helps make life on Earth possible. It’s called the “Wood Wide Web”, a massive and intricate network of fungi that exchange water, nutrients, and chemical...

The big blue buildings of Ikea have sprouted solar panels and wind turbines; inside, shelves are stocked with LED lighting and recycled cotton. Why? Because as Steve Howard puts it: “Sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a...

American chestnut trees were all over the US at the end of the 19th century until the fungus wiped most of them out. Scientists have been trying to figure out ways to bring those endangered American chestnuts back to their former glory.

Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line.

You might have recognized the names of some of the Greek natural philosophers. They were individuals with quirky theories, and we have records about them. But they weren’t the only people making knowledge back in the day. Today, Hank...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how forests and rangelands are managed to provide renewable lumber and cattle. Threats to renewability of forests include old-growth logging, forest fires, and tree plantations. Threats to renewable...

Meet Jack Cearley, president of the Southern Illinois University Forestry Club, as he competes and celebrates the heritage of forestry skills.

Fold mountains provide a challenge for humans in many ways. What are the uses of this terrain around the world? And how do these effect the environment of fold mountain ranges? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The impressive...

Meet Jack Cearley, president of the Southern Illinois University Forestry Club, as he competes and celebrates the heritage of forestry skills.<br/>

C.S. Lewis, widely known for his children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, composed a number of fantastic poems - "The Future of Forestry" being my personal favorite. In it, Lewis imagines an England devoid of trees. This desolation is...

Agriculture accounts for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. It’s one reason the government is encouraging farmers to grow trees for carbon credits, which can then be sold, mainly to large companies looking to offset...

Seth Klein, Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives speaking at a panel entitled "New Economics, Climate Change, and New Models of Growth" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin....

This is a sequence of Landsat-based data in the Pacific Northwest. There is one data set for each year representing an aggregate of the approximate peak of the growing season (around August). The data was created using a sophisticated...

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a lidar instrument that sends laser pulses down to Earth, where they penetrate the globe's temperate and tropical forests. The laser beams ricochet off the...

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico head-on as a Category 4 storm with winds topping 155 miles per hour. The storm damaged homes, flooded towns, devastated the island's forests and caused the longest...

From the archives: Michael Paine (Gaining Ground Farm) did not come from a farming background nor any prior agriculture experience when he decided to go into farming. Learning what tools to buy and how to actually go about growing food...

MOT 1952: LANEBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOREST: VS Laneburg H.S. students arriving on school bus at 'Laneburg School Forest,' entering forest, some carrying books. Arkansas, AR, Nevada County

Outdoor recreation retailer Mountain Equipment Company opened its second store on Vancouver Island Saturday. As Maryse Zeidler reports, those in the industry say the expansion is a good sign for everyone in the market after a period of...

B.C.'s premier says the province is making ads to "defend British Columbians" and Canada's forestry industry against U.S. tariffs. As Johna Baylon reports, it comes as Ontario pulls its own ad off the air after it angered U.S. President...

BC Today callers share their links to the beleaguered forest industry, and call for long-term solutions for the ailing sector as it faces new 10% U.S. tariffs.

BC Today callers share their links to the province's beleaguered forest industry, and call for long-term solutions for the ailing sector as it faces an additional new 10 per cent U.S. tariff.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads back to the Oval Office to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Sunday Scrum panel, with National Post parliamentary reporter Catherine Lévesque, Globe and Mail energy reporter Emma...

Gavin McGarrigle, the Western regional director of UNIFOR and a member of the B.C. Softwood Lumber Advisory Council, says he is concerned the $700M in loan guarantees and $500M for diversification will not be enough to support laid-off...