Find a tall stick. That and one good eye are all the tools you’ll need. With the stick in hand, walk exactly 11 paces from the base of the tree and mark the spot by driving the stick into the ...

From that, scientists can directly calculate how much carbon has been absorbed. To measure tree height around the globe, Lefsky used lidar data from a satellite orbiting 600 kilometers above Earth.

Calgarians wanting to take a more traditional approach to finding the perfect Christmas tree can head to one of three forestry areas west of the city. You just need to get a permit from a forestry ...

Forests protect against avalanches, but not every forest is equally effective. Thanks to almost 50 years of observations at ...

Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees. It may lower the tree's ...