Can We Move Our Forests in Time to Save Them?
Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need our help to avoid climate catastrophe.
Trees
The Demise and Potential Revival of the American Chestnut
Before a disastrous blight, the American chestnut was a keystone species in eastern forests. Could genetic engineering help bring it back?
They're Among the World's Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.
California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
The Social Life of Forests
A growing body of research suggests that trees can communicate and cooperate in the wild.
Second Nature
Can genetic engineering bring back the American Chestnut?
Busting the Tree Ring
A hunt for maple poachers in Western Washington.
Piety and Perversity
On the palm trees of Los Angeles.
Unkept
Two sisters, a mother's dementia, and a "magical" bean tree.
"I thought about it some more. Even if there were a magical tree, why would she be chosen to keep it? I’ve seen her walk into more glass doors than I could count. The whole scenario rank of Big Foot. I couldn’t tell if my sister was playing a joke on me or if someone was playing a joke on her."
