Conservationists work tirelessly to educate the public and manage the land, but the fight to protect this fragile landscape is ongoing. The Pine Barrens are more than just a forest—they are a ...

Make an environmental pilgrimage to the revitalized farmstead that inspired Aldo Leopold’s foundational land ethic.

Picture an underground forest. In the American West ... as well as using fire to manage the resulting pine-dominated landscape. In some other types of old-growth forests, careful use of fire ...

Fire is a critical tool in the management of longleaf pine habitat ... "When people look at the landscape now, they see planted loblolly, they think that's the forest. That's not the forest ...

The sparing of local residents and homes in this fire was no happy accident. Land use in this area of the state has long been guided by the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. That plan, created ...

The landscape came alive with color ... thought a fast-growing tree species would be best, and that is how pine forest came to Patagonia. One of the five burned houses of the Alvarez family ...