trees

Having a Mix of Tree Heights Enhances Drought Resilience in Sierra Nevada Forests

The 2012-2015 drought resulted in widespread tree mortality in the southern Sierra Nevada. Photo by Margot Wholey In a paper published in…

3 months ago

600 years of tree rings reveal past climate extremes in California

An interdisciplinary collaboration used 600 years of tree rings from the San Joaquin Valley to reconstruct plausible daily records of…

5 months ago

Giant Sequoias Are in Big Trouble. How Best to Save Them?

The Windy Fire burns in Sequoia National Forest in September 2021. Noah Berger / AP Photo California’s ancient sequoias —…

5 months ago

Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

Near or far, forests — like this one at the edge of Hong Kong — affect the movement, quality and…

4 years ago

Water, not temperature, limits global forest growth as climate warms

Chart: The growth of forest trees in temperate and boreal regions became more limited by water rather than temperature as…

5 years ago