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Unearth what's coming between the whitebark pine and Clark's nutcracker in the Mountain West. Journey into the woods to discover a hidden cache and an outdoor recreation craze. And, investigate the influence a 50-year-old document still holds on the National Park Service today. Plus, we take a magnifying glass to the fascinating relationship between ants and trees and pay a visit to a place where palms grow in peace.
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Ants and Trees: A Lifelong Relationship
An American carpenter ant licks sugary nectar off the surface on an oak gall. Credit: Aaron M. Ellison From the
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A Place for Palms
By Julia Shipley William S. Merwin in the greenhouse. Credit: Thomas Sewell Planting one tree a day on degraded land
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A Precarious Partnership of Pine and Bird
High in the Rocky Mountain forests, a bird and a tree have relied on each other to thrive in harsh conditions. As one of them faces catastrophe,
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The Leopold Legacy
As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, the “Leopold Report” of 50 years ago remains influential,
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Aldo Leopold’s “The Last Stand of the Wilderness”
American Forests and Forest Life, October 1925 A Plea for Preserving a Few Primitive Forests, Untouched by Motor Cards and
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Forest Frontiers: Dr. James Kielbaso
American Forests Science Advisory Board member Dr. James Kielbaso is professor emeritus in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State
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