by Web Editor | Mar 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
It’s been known for years that forests with a lot of different tree species grow better and faster than forests with just one kind of tree. Now, for the first time, scientists say they know why. It’s shapes. It turns out trees of different species find a way to get...
by Web Editor | Oct 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
Forests in the Northwoods and Upper Peninsula may look different in the next century thanks to a warming climate. A new report from the U.S. Forest Service predicts fewer of some types of conifers and more hardwoods in northern forests. A new analysis of climate data...
by Web Editor | Jul 25, 2014 | News, News/PR
Scientists are pitting insects against insects in a battle to control an invasive species. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have released tiny parasitic wasps in forests in Maryland to attack the emerald ash borer, an invader from China that is...