Tree Diversity Reduces Impacts of Temperature Extremes

Tree Diversity Reduces Impacts of Temperature Extremes

Various studies have shown that forests act as a buffer to climate extremes, creating micro-climates that support forest resilience and biodiversity. The authors of a new study, “Tree Diversity Increases Forest Temperature Buffering via Enhancing Canopy Density and...
Compass Minerals Shuts Down Fire Retardant Business

Compass Minerals Shuts Down Fire Retardant Business

In a statement to investors, Compass Minerals announced that it “has decided to wind down its fire retardant business, Fortress North America,” as “part of a larger strategic refocus to improve the profitability of the company’s core Salt and Plant Nutrition...
Musk Firings Undermine Wildland Firefighting

Musk Firings Undermine Wildland Firefighting

The extralegal firing of Forest Service employees by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” will undermine the agency’s firefighting capabilities. Musk’s pseudo-agency claimed that firefighters were exempt from the purge, but as reported by Kylie Mohr in...
Prescribed Fire Promotes Buffalo Clover Recovery

Prescribed Fire Promotes Buffalo Clover Recovery

Buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum) is listed as endangered by the State of Indiana, but this rare plant was discovered on the Hoosier National Forest following a prescribed burn. This patch of buffalo clover lives in an open canopy of dry oak forest adjacent to a...
Report Reveals ‘Catastrophic’ Decline in Wildlife Numbers

Report Reveals ‘Catastrophic’ Decline in Wildlife Numbers

Released in October 2024, the World Wildlife Federation’s (WWF’s) latest Living Planet Report cites a “catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations” from 1970 to 2020.” The Zoological Society of London maintains the Living Planet...