When a Tree Falls, Is It Deforestation?
Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Mikaela Weisse and Alyssa Barrett The narrative is not a new one: The world is losing tree cover at an alarming rate, and the effects on biodiversity, the climate…
4 reasons we all should #StandForForests
Blogpost by Greg Norman - 21 March, 2014 at 2:00 1. 300 million of us depend on forests in our day-to-day lives. Failure to protect forests threatens our homes and…
According To Science, Japanese “Forest Bathing” Can Improve Your Health
By Fattima Mahdi Truth Theory In 1982, forest bathing became part of the national public health program in Japan. Forest bathing is a “Shinrin-yoku’’ therapy that encourages you to take in the…
Feds to Remove Mountain Goats from Olympic Peninsula
Non-native mountain goats in Washington state’s Olympic National Park may soon get one-way tickets across Puget Sound to the Cascade Mountains. The National Park Service, in coordination with the Forest…
9 facts you need to know about forests and trees
Trees are incredible. They can live for thousands of years and grow hundreds of metres tall. There is not a species on the planet that doesn’t owe its existence to…