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Why Europe’s Entire Climate Depends on One Mountain Range

In Pennsylvania, some forests are also farms

From shiitake mushrooms to hickory nut oil, new markets for forest-grown foods can help landowners earn income while protecting trees. The post In Pennsylvania, some forests are al...

Into the Woods: 30 Stunning Forest Landscapes by Mads Peter Iversen

There’s something wildly addictive about stepping into a forest right before sunrise. The air feels colder, the silence gets louder, and every tree suddenly looks like it’s hiding...

From Valley to Mountains

"From Valley to Mountains" — Sunrise view spanning the distance from Salt Creek to the base of the Panamint Range.

Quiet Time with Trees

While the Peak District remains a popular destination for photography, I now find greater peace and relaxation in its wooded surroundings. The post Quiet Time with Trees appeared f...

The Forests of the American West Are in Danger

In 50 or so years, snow could virtually disappear from the Southwest, wiping out trees and making life there exceedingly difficult.

5 Mountains That Are Totally Off-Limits (And Why)

From sacred mountains to military sites, humans are banned from these mountains and monuments.

Nature travel company banks Loch Lomond estate for growing temperate rainforest

The 3,609 acre estate, which changed hands in the last year, will see its landscape change over a 200-year project.

Forest Rangers

 Forest RangersIn a hidden part of the world, there lived two forest  rangers named Lily and Rose. They were best friends who loved to explore the green woods, taking care of the p...

Mount Costa blends forest therapy with main-character energy

Mount Costa in Benguet is the kind of place where your screen time suddenly drops because your body remembers what silence feels like

Mount Costa blends forest therapy with main-character energy

Mount Costa in Benguet is the kind of place where your screen time suddenly drops because your body remembers what silence feels like

Local events celebrate forests, wildlands

The events are intended “to inform, explore, celebrate, and help conserve wildlands and forests in Vermont and the Northeast.”

Desert Gold and Mountains

"Desert Gold and Mountains" — Rugged desert mountains tower above gravel fans filled with blooming desert gold flowers, Death Valley.

HHH CHAPTER 19: Forest Bathing on the Teifi Trail

I started early to get to my next town. The sun was almost painfully bright and there were flowers everywhere, birds singing loudly all around. This bank is called a Clawydd. This...

On the mountain’s top, we meet ourselves

The mountains of the Sultanate of Oman have always inspired something deep within us. They rise with rooted and unshaken dignity! The mountains of Oman do not announce themselves.....

Glacier National Park: Where the Mountains Remember

Glacier National Park: Where the Mountains Remember Author: John Anderson, Broker | Licensed in MT, ID Glacier National Park is far more than a celebrated destination in Montana. I...

What Does It Take To Save US Forests From Logging? A Justice Conservation Fund

The Puritan settlers of New England, steeped in the Old Testament biblical worldview, believed it was their God-ordained destiny to transform the dismal American wilderness into an...

The Verdant Refuge of India’s Sacred Groves

A herd of goats makes its way through a stubbly, dry grassland to a hilly grove. As they get closer, the air becomes noticeably cooler, the vegetation denser, the grass greener. A...

Copper, Douglas Fir, and Cascading Green Roofs Shape a Small Forest Home

Set into the forested hills of Whistler, Canada, this small home by Bricault Design transforms a compact 1,268-square-foot footprint into a richly layered home filled with craftsma...

Forest Encounters: Negotiating Aesthetic Experience

The forest has recently become a site of renewed interest — not only in philosophy and the humanities, but also in art and aesthetic theory. Many reasons lie behind this return, al...

The Hidden Biological Wonders of South America’s Stunning Table Mountains

Ocean to Ice — Dispatch 4: Quietly Arranged

Hey there. Hnnnh. Huff. Khhh… Give me a second to catch my breath. Just crested the hill above Ecola Lookout. Hfff. Oh wow… there it is. Indian Beach, way down below me—dark rocks,...

Desert Gold, Snow-Capped Peaks

"Desert Gold, Snow-Capped Peaks" — Desert Gold flowers bloom with snow-capped desert mountains in the distance.

Long dubbed a ‘climate refuge,’ warming Tasmanian forests need our help

TASMANIA, Australia — A shaded creek winds through fern forest along the Lilydale Falls Trail in northern Tasmania. As hikers pass by, researcher Todd Walsh reaches into the slow-m...