Forest

As people across northeast Michigan continue to clean up from March's historic ice storm, foresters are warning about the spread of unwanted plants, diseases and pests. This includes bark beetles, oak wilt and heterobasidion root disease.

By some estimates, tens of millions of trees could be damaged.

A plan from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to potentially lease more than 400 acres of state land in the Gaylord area for solar development has stirred up a range of responses.

Wildfires are more common in the spring, but this year has seen the wildfire season prolong into the middle of summer. Temperatures have been above…

A Michigan State University researcher received a $454,000 grant to learn about forest resilience and recovery from wildfires. The grant comes from the…

In Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, it's easy to see what makes the forests of the Upper Midwest so special. They transition…

The death of a loved one isn't something many people want to talk about. But forest conservationist experts say it's a crucial step to ensure family lands…