CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Pine tree logs from areas surrounding the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster are entering the lumber supply chain in Europe, say local watch dog groups. Officials managing the ...

“What can we do with all our thinned pine? It’s got no value!” I’ve heard this many times over the years from fellow mountain dwellers and land managers in the U.S. West, where we are clearing trees ...

Why would a tree living in a habitat that catches fire every few years produce turpentine, a highly flammable substance? That question was asked as I was building a fire at home with a piece of fat ...

DOLORES – In a corner of San Juan National Forest’s Dolores Ranger District, a rumble permeates the air. Jim Broderick swings his loader back and forth, the mechanical claw dropping up and down ...