Suzanne Simard’s new book urges Western science to take a lesson from the more holistic Indigenous approach to forest ...

One solution to the heat of summer are trees. KPBS Sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us how the urban forest reduces heat, and what are the challenges of planting more trees. We all know that shade ...

Picture a forested hillside stripped bare, replaced by row after row of black solar panels. That’s the tradeoff many communities face: renewable power at the cost of ecosystems. But a growing body of ...

Imagine you’re in a forest. Do you feel soft pine needles underfoot? Or perhaps droplets of rain dripping down from the understory? Is it warm and wet, or cool and dry? What does it smell like? Every ...

Oregon’s trees are heading into another difficult year as the state braces for a hot, dry summer that is tied to climate ...

Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone. Biologist Teresa Ryan has seen a lot of clear-cuts and loaded logging trucks. But this ...

When her mother passed after battling Alzheimer’s, Suzanne Simard turned to the forest and her research into how trees ...