Forests

A plan future management plan of Michigan's four million acres of state forest is up for review until the end of the year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declares August “Tree Check Month.”

Fewer hunters are heading to deer camp, and more Michiganders are affected by the annoyances — and dangers — of a bigger herd. The Natural Resources Commission votes on new regulations Thursday. Will it help?

Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service are promoting a federal initiative that is steering $32 million in urban forestry grants to Michigan.

Invasive hemlock woolly adelgid has been found in the Huron-Manistee National Forests.

Some conservationists argue a recent Forest Service report will lead to more logging of old trees. They say federal forests should be left alone to soak up carbon emissions. But the Forest Service says in coming decades older trees will absorb less carbon.

The tree fungal disease spreads through roots systems and beetles carrying spores between trees.

Forests slow water down, they cool water, filter water, help keep it cleaner.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Michigan foresters work this summer. Foresters typically work in the woods, where they manage the state’s…

There are many ways to relax and unwind, and certainly nature is known as being a good for that. One of the more unusual ways is with guided forest…