When it comes to timber harvesting, removing the whole tree—from stump to twigs—doesn’t reduce plant diversity any more than old-fashioned logging, which leaves tree branches behind in the woods. As ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Unlike its sweeping Democratic counterparts, which aimed to decarbonize every ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've cut down a tree -- whether because of disease, storm damage, or age -- you might have been left with hefty logs or worse, a stubborn ...

Like many rural Oregon counties, Hood River County has for decades relied on logging to help pay for county services. But officials may have found a new way to value the county’s cash-cow 30,000-acre ...

A symbol of life, ancient sundial or just firewood? Tree-ring scientists trace the origin of a tree log unearthed almost a century ago. A majestic ponderosa pine, standing tall in what is widely ...