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Press Release

New project will inform firefighting efforts to maximize carbon storage in Alaskan refuge

a tree stands on a burned hillside in colorado
Press Release

Lyda Hill Philanthropies funds innovative wildfire solutions in Colorado

A tape measure crossing a burnt, dry landscape with trees in the background
Press Release

Forest carbon storage has declined across much of the Western US, likely due to drought and fire

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Wildfire resilience initiative launches with $3.7 million in seed funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor

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Cultivating connectivity in Cary Institute’s Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology course

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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis

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Feature

Snap a photo for science

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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out

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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist

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Blog: Translational Ecology

Embrace old growth

Press Release

In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests

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Press Release

In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores

wildfire cc hansen
Media Coverage

The ancient subarctic forests at risk from climate change and war

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Press Release

Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change

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Media Coverage

Cary Institute asks Congress for hearing on invasive species

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Feature

8 billion North American ash trees at risk from emerald ash borer

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Feature

7 facts about the hemlock woolly adelgid

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Feature

Lightning’s legacy: More strikes, less carbon

deforestation Brazil
Blog: Translational Ecology

Forest attributes

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Blog: Translational Ecology

Smoke, mirrors, and wood pellets

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Feature

Forest Carbon Offsets: Too Good to be True?

asian longhorned beetle
Media Coverage

Twice bitten

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Feature

Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US

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Feature

A novel approach for keeping pests out of wood packaging material

tree canopy in Peru cc CIFOR
Blog: Translational Ecology

Arboreal dimensions of biodiversity

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Feature

Tropical forests fight climate change

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Feature

Imported forest pests: Experts answer questions

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Rethinking forest carbon offsets

Beidler Forest and Audubon Center cc steve walker
Media Coverage

A top U.S. seller of carbon offsets starts investigating its own projects

Tropical forest in Panama, showing cows and deforestation
Press Release

In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients

lantern fly USDA
Media Coverage

Invasive insects and diseases are killing our forests

Emerald Ash Borer Credit: David Wagner
Media Coverage

Keeping the invasive bugs at bay

Hubbard Brook. CC: Claire Nemes
Media Coverage

NY advisory group considers forest role in fighting climate change

adirondack forest aerial
Media Coverage

Timber for profit: Clearcutting fight erupts in Adirondacks

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Press Release

Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

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Feature

Saving Urban Trees

Hemlock woolly adelgid ©John Bazemore/AP
Media Coverage

Insects are slipping into the US and causing nearly $5 billion in damages every year

In NC, stands of eastern hemlock are dying due to the hemlock woolly adelgid. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Imported forest pests: What are the impacts and who pays?

emerald ash borer cc chesapeake bay program
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Stop importing forest pests

Forest path
Media Coverage

The 'slow motion crisis' that's facing US forests

Forest in winter CC by andersweit
Media Coverage

Will climate change affect forest ecology?

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Feature

Appreciate trees this holiday season

hemlock woolly adelgid cc nicholas ionelli
Media Coverage

Scientists warn that speck-size insects are on track to damage most U.S. forests

emerald ash borer USGS
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Imported forest pests the greatest threat to U.S. Trees

emerald ash borer cc delaware agriculture
Media Coverage

How to prevent the next emerald ash borer

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Media Coverage

The ‘slow motion crisis’ that’s facing U.S. forests

Biomass in Amazon. CC by Land Rover Our Planet
Feature

Letter to the Senate on carbon neutrality of forest biomass

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Media Coverage

New Science Policy Exchange Project: Forest Pests and Pathogens

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Ash tree faces die-off as Asian pest spreads