Two years later: The fight to save the whitebark pine continues

By Cameron Walker | December 16, 2024

In the two years since the whitebark pine’s listing, we've developed new partnerships with agencies including the National Park Service, put together a restoration plan that is shaping current whitebark pine recovery efforts, and expanded our support of research into whitebark resilience.

Restoration science in action

February 5, 2024

Direct seeding technique opens up great possibilities for whitebark pine restoration on three national parks.

Forest Digest: June 3, 2018

June 3, 2018

Check out what’s happened this past week in forestry news!  The US is losing 36 million urban trees a year – Treehugger  

Forest Digest: May 27, 2018

May 27, 2018

Check out what’s happened this week in the world of forestry! What Cities Are Doing About the ‘Shocking’ Loss of

Forest Digest: November 12, 2017

November 12, 2017

Credit: Darwin Pucha Cofrep Find out what’s happened this past week in the world of forestry! Geologists Uncover Antarctica’s Fossil

Our Best Idea

September 30, 2016

Back to Magazine Table of Contents By Scott Steen Bison herd in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Chuck Fazio.   Last

The first ‘best idea’

October 13, 2014

It was America’s original “best idea.” Yellowstone National Park was America’s — and the world’s — first national park, established

National park loyal to native wonders

July 16, 2014

By Caroline Brooks, Communications Intern This October, American Forests and its partners will lead a group of our members in

105 Years of Zion National Park

November 18, 2013

By Lisa Swann Zion National Park. Credit: National Park Service Zion National Park in southwestern Utah is celebrating its 105th

National Parks in a World of Change

October 23, 2013

By Lizzie Wasilewska Alpine flowers on the slopes of Mount Rainier. Credit: Alan Vernon On its website, the National Park

Reintroducing Elk to the Great Smoky Mountains

September 12, 2013

Vast herds of elk once grazed throughout North America, but were eradicated in the East more than a century ago.

In the Nick of Time

August 26, 2013

Redwood National Park is home to many tall trees, though none as tall as Hyperion. Credit: Philippe Vieux-Jeanton Two very

Islands in the Balance

May 15, 2013

Can the native species of Hawai’i hold out against invasives? Their recovery will rely on science, technology and the work

By the People, For the People

July 31, 2012

The Creation of Acadia National Park By Michelle Johnson Acadia National Park. Credit: Greg A. Hartford, AcadiaMagic.com Just off the