People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is a major Russian military target. But the system also faces another enemy: climate ...

The weather has improved for firefighting, but wildfires continue to burn in WNC and the Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for ...

Forest migration, when tree species move to cooler temperatures as their historical habitats become too hot, is hitting New ...

The Fish Hook Fire is now 100% contained, according to a Saturday evening update from the North Carolina Forest Service ... Meanwhile, containment is increasing on the other Black Cove Complex fires.

A Thursday, March 27, evening news release from N.C. Forest Service detailed the statuses of the two major fires in Polk County: Black Cove Fire ... Keith Owen directed firefighters from across the ...

The worst fires in the region are in Polk County, the Black Cove Complex Fire and the Deep Woods Fire ... has grown during ...

A study using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has identified the optimal planting density for Mongolia pine plantations in ...

Two rare black wolves were caught on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, bringing renewed hope for wildlife diversity in the region, the Associated Press reported. The footage, captured by ...

A proposed timber sale in the Yaak Valley threatens old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first ...

which leads the partnership behind the Western Forest project, said there were some areas in the region that currently had only 7% of land covered by trees. "This is about bringing those areas up ...