Global climate change brings increases in precipitation extremes, from severe drought to heavy rainfall events, both expected to become more prevalent through the 21st century. Powerful weather events ...

Trees in forests are prone to damage from strong winds. Despite extreme weather events becoming more prevalent, scientists have not yet fully understood why some trees are damaged and other trees ...

Becoming lost in a forest transforms ordinary surroundings into a demanding survival environment where calm judgment matters more than strength. History and search records show that survival often ...

Predicted increases in temperature and drought in the coming century may make it more difficult for conifers such as ponderosa pine to regenerate after major forest fires on dry, low-elevation sites, ...

CHEWELAH, Washington – Cougar tracks pressed into the snow-covered logging road were fresh. And a few hundred feet away in the evergreen forest was a winter camp for 30 airmen from Fairchild Air Force ...