You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. In 2019, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti hired a new position. That role was a city forest officer who'd ...

Purdue Landscape Report: When I was a kid, if you’d asked me what my favorite season was it would always immediately be summer. No school, time for playing outdoors, swimming, hiking, and late nights ...

Planting billions of trees may help fight climate change, but new research shows that where trees are planted matters more ...

Native forest restoration usually starts with faster growing "nurse plants" that provide shelter under which to plant bigger trees—but new research suggests some big canopy trees can be planted early ...