Here are United States Forest Service geographic maps defining the 20 major forest cover types in the United States and where common trees are most often located based on frequency of occurrence.

Avian research often focuses on forests as breeding habitats, but scientists are now working to understand the vital role that small forest patches play in migration. For the first time, a team of ...

Polluted air will remain a threat Friday for millions of Americans across the eastern United States as the Canadian wildfires continue to send smoke billowing across the region, tinging the skies ...

“More than 200 million Americans are under extreme heat alerts” not a prediction for the future, that’s the reality enveloping the central and eastern United States this week, as per the National ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has spread more than 5,000 miles, reaching parts of Russia and Europe during the past week.

Five engines and 80 firefighters were working to contain the Cub Fire, 7 miles east of Fort McDowell, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Forests of the eastern United States are important carbon storehouses. They remove carbon emissions from the air, packing them away into leaves, trunks, roots and soils. Eastern forests are ...

Eastern red-backed salamanders are the most common salamanders in the Eastern and Appalachian regions of the United States – and in a healthy forest ecosystem, they’re often more plentiful ...

June 18, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) – Senate Republicans have slipped language into the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” budget reconciliation measure that would allow sale of up to 250 million acres ...

The map, made by geographer and GIS analyst Robert Szucs, shows the forest cover in 48 contiguous states It reveals how the East and West coasts are dominated by dense forests, while central US ...

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to the Southeastern United States. Known for its formidable size and distinctive markings, it holds the title of ...