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Global Forest Loss Remains High, Despite Recent Progress

(5 days ago) WEBBy Manuela Andreoni. Published April 4, 2024 Updated April 8, 2024. Despite major progress in protecting vast tracts of rainforest, the world failed again last year to significantly slow the pace

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/global-forest-tree-loss-wri.html

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Large thinning project aims to restore forest health

(5 days ago) WEBChurchill oversaw a 20-acre thinning project in 2007 and a 59-acre project in 2014, both in Island Center Forest. The current project is smaller in acreage than the one in 2014, but it’s larger

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/large-thinning-project-aims-to-restore-forest-health/ar-BB1nectv

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Forest Health News - US Forest Service

(Just Now) WEBForest Health News. 2021. Tree Mortality Summary of WESTERN BARK BEETLES Now Available. Date: May 2021. 2020. 20 Years of Slow the Spread of Spongy Moth. Date: September 2020 . 2019. Effectively slowing the rate of spread of the exotic spongy moth. Date: September 2019 . 2018. Caterpillars Impact National Forests in New Mexico.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/applied-sciences/news/index.shtml

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Forest Health US Forest Service

(7 days ago) WEBForest at famed Idaho ski area facing wildfires, insects. Economic study illustrates 4FRI's barriers and successes. Illegal marijuana growers poison forests—these people fight back. Legislators Ask Trump Administration to Reverse Proposed Cuts to Wildfire Prevention, Firefighting Budget. Conservation groups accuse Forest Service of …

https://www.fs.usda.gov/fs-topics/forest-health

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Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Fire Surrogate Study was one of 13 studies across the U.S. first launched in 1999. Its aim was to study whether the two treatments could mimic the beneficial impacts of lightning fires and

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-twenty-year-california-forests-healthier-thinned.html

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Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2022

(9 days ago) WEBAbstract The annual national report of the Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) program of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, presents forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective using a variety of sources, introduces new techniques for analyzing forest health data, and summarizes results of recently …

https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/66983

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Forest Health Watch

(5 days ago) WEBforesthealthwatch. 80 posts · 628 followers. View more on Instagram. 4 likes. foresthealthwatch. Keeping urban forests healthy is key to maximizing benefits such as reducing heat island effects, increasing energy savings and improving air quality. #urbanforest #forest. Forest Health Watch.

https://foresthealth.org/

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Healthy forests, healthy planet, healthy humans UN …

(4 days ago) WEBForests are key to building climate resilience. 1. Carbon sinks combat climate change. Forest ecosystems keep the planet healthy by regulating the climate, rainfall patterns, and watersheds and crucially …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134677

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NASA To Measure Forest Health from Above - NASA

(6 days ago) WEBNASA To Measure Forest Health from Above. Karl B. Hille. Mar 07, 2023. Article. Using hyperspectral and shortwave IR cameras, aircraft and satellites could analyze forest health through the light they give off. In places across the U.S., tree cover is shrinking – forests are burned by wildfires on the West Coast and drowned by rising sea

https://www.nasa.gov/technology/goddard-tech/nasa-to-measure-forest-health-from-above/

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Strong scientific link between forests and human health - Phys.org

(1 days ago) WEBThe report also emphasizes the active role forests play in safeguarding human health. Exposure to forests lowers cardiovascular disease risks and stress hormones. Forests are essential to both

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-strong-scientific-link-forests-human.html

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The Vitality of Forests: Illustrating the Evidence Connecting Forests

(8 days ago) WEBWith this in mind, the WWF Forest team redoubled our efforts to understand the science behind forests and human health. Our investigation explored five categories of potential interactions between forests and human health: noncommunicable diseases like cancer and diabetes, environmental exposure, food and nutrition, physical hazards, and

https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/the-vitality-of-forests-illustrating-the-evidence-connecting-forests-and-human-health

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Forest health and global change Science

(1 days ago) WEBThe only systematic global assessment of forest health is the FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment (31, 32). This report evaluates “forest health and vitality” based on individual countries’ reporting of areas of forest affected by various stresses (fire, insects, disease, physical damage by animals, weather extremes, and invasive species).

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac6759

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General Sherman passes health check but world's largest - ABC …

(Just Now) WEBVisitors walk in a giant sequoia grove near General Sherman, the world's largest tree, in Sequoia National Park, Calif. on May 21, 2024. A research team inspected the 275-foot tree for evidence of

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/general-sherman-passes-health-check-worlds-largest-trees-110513297

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Forest News -- ScienceDaily

(6 days ago) WEBForest News. May 30, 2024. A Billion Tons of Biomass Is Overlooked Today; Monday, October 23, 2023 View all the latest top news in the health sciences, or browse the topics below:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/forests/

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Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy Science

(1 days ago) WEBA global strategy to manage pest issues is vitally important and urgently needed. Forests and woodland ecosystems are a hugely important natural resource, easily overlooked and often undervalued ( 1 – 3 ). Globally, one in six people is estimated to rely on forests for food ( 3 ), and many more depend on forests for other critical ecosystem

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac6674

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The science of forest bathing: 5 ways it can boost health and - NPR

(7 days ago) WEB4. Breathe in the scents of the forest. Many of the benefits of shinrin-yoku come when we inhale the chemicals that trees release into the air, called phytoncides, says Li. They can reduce our

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/22/1195337204/a-guide-to-forest-bathing

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Dengue fever threatens the U.S. due to climate change, among

(8 days ago) WEBLatin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dengue-fever-climate-change-mosquitos-tropical-disease-rcna149366

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From the Woods Today - Kentucky Forest Health Update

(7 days ago) WEBFrom the Woods Today- Improving Forest Habitat. This episode of From the Woods Today highlights a collaborative partnership in eastern Kentucky that is working to improve forest habitat for declining wildlife, and how forest landowners can get involved. We also have our Tree of the Week segment. From The Woods Today- Defining Invasive Plants.

https://forestry.ca.uky.edu/episode/woods-today-kentucky-forest-health-update

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Prescribed burns in Arizona: What to know about the forestry project

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to the forestry service, more benefits of prescribed burning include: Helps thinned forests recover faster and develop resistance to insect and disease attacks. Gets rid of dead wood

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/06/15/prescribed-burns-in-arizona-what-to-know-about-the-forestry-project-fight-wildfires/70317278007/

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Forest Health News Missouri Department of Conservation

(2 days ago) WEBForest Health News. Browse these bulletins to learn about the causes of branch flagging, insect defoliators, exotic insect and disease pests, conifer problems, and current disease issues.

https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/forest-care/forest-health-news

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Early Detection Is the Best Protection for Old-Growth Forests

(5 days ago) WEBDuring the record-breaking summer of 2021, while news outlets reported on dangerously high temperatures in Seattle and Portland, forests were also reaching a breaking point. or other extreme events. Today, our best way to track and confront climate change impacts is information. A lot of information. Field-based monitoring is a …

https://go.nps.gov/public/geturl2.jsp?url=PS-old-growth

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WDFW OKs forest rehab project in the Methow - Methow Valley …

(4 days ago) WEBJanuary 25, 2023 by Methow Valley News. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved a 464-acre forest restoration project that will involve timber harvesting in parts of the Rendezvous and Golden Doe units of the Methow Wildlife Area. The Rendezvous-Golden Doe project, which is expected to begin this year, is intended to …

https://methowvalleynews.com/2023/01/25/wdfw-oks-forest-rehab-project-in-the-methow/

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Forest Health Forestry and Natural Resources

(1 days ago) WEBIn general, the idea of forest health takes into account ecological conditions of forests and woodland stands (age, growth, diversity, insect pests, diseases, invasive plants, wildlife attributes, aesthetics, resilience to disturbance), weighed against land management goals. But, it is important to keep in mind that definitions of what

https://forestry.ca.uky.edu/forest-health

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Forest Health Protection - US Forest Service

(7 days ago) WEBProtecting the Forest. We provide technical assistance on forest health-related matters, particularly those related to disturbance agents such as native and non-native insects, pathogens, and invasive plants. We value and work through partnerships across lands of all ownerships. We provide forest insect, disease and invasive plant survey and

https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/

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Wake Forest Baptist Health is Now Atrium Health Wake Forest …

(3 days ago) WEBNew Brand Joins Two Distinguished North Carolina Healthcare and Learning Academic Medicine Providers to Improve Care FOR ALL (WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. and CHARLOTTE, N.C.) – Aug. 18, 2021 ­– Today Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium Health unveiled their strategic combination’s new brand that reflects and …

https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2021/08/wake-forest-baptist-health-is-now-atrium-health-wake-forest-baptist

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Twenty-Year Study Confirms California Forests Are Healthier When …

(9 days ago) WEBUC Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station is the home of an ongoing, 20-year study investigating the impacts of prescribed fire and restoration thinning on forest health and wildfire risk in the Sierra Nevada. Scroll through the slideshow to see how these treatments have transformed different corners of the forest over the past two decades.

https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/twenty-year-study-confirms-california-forests-are-healthier-when-burned-or-thinned

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Veteran opens Black Forest Mushrooms to help heal from PTSD

(8 days ago) WEB48% of menopausal women have hot flashes and 44% experienced weight gain, new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds. 80% of women have menopausal symptoms, but most have never taken hormone therapy

https://www.yahoo.com/news/veteran-opens-black-forest-mushrooms-185200126.html

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Bear meat kebabs at family reunion lead to outbreak of - NBC …

(5 days ago) WEBBy Aria Bendix. Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat. A report published this week by the Centers for

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bear-meat-family-reunion-outbreak-roundworm-disease-rcna154050

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Mosaic Forest Management Announces CEO Transition. Rob …

(Just Now) WEBToday Mosaic Forest Management (“Mosaic or “the Company”) announced that the current President and CEO of Mosaic Forest Management, Rob Gough, will leave the company for personal health reasons. Rob will be replaced by industry veteran Duncan Davies. Rob Gough served as President & CEO at Mosaic from 2022-2024.

https://www.mosaicforests.com/news-views/mosaic-forest-management-announces-ceo-transition

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Worst Myrtle Beach, SC area restaurant violations May 2024

(6 days ago) WEBLocation: 500 Highway 17 North in North Myrtle Beach. Grade: 84 percent. SCDHEC inspected TGI Friday’s North Myrtle Beach location May 20, 2024, and found some violations, mostly regarding the

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article288874864.html

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Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the …

(1 days ago) WEBThe countries are also working on bolstering the W.H.O.’s International Health Regulations, which were last revised in 2005 and set detailed rules for countries to follow in the event of an

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/health/pandemic-treaty-vaccines.html

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CDC says third person infected with bird flu - NBC News

(Just Now) WEBAn inmate in Colorado who had been working on a farm culling birds suspected to be infected with bird flu was diagnosed in 2022. His only symptom was fatigue. Globally, less than 1,000 cases of

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-third-person-infected-bird-flu-new-symptom-rcna154697

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Dartmouth health officials warn of rabies presence in town

(5 days ago) WEBCall Dartmouth Animal Control or police. "Residents are urged to report any human or pet contact with wildlife to Dartmouth Animal Control by calling 508-910-1840, or to contact the Dartmouth

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2024/05/31/dartmouth-health-officials-warn-of-rabies-presence-in-town/73927097007/

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WATCH: Plane makes landing on Highway 501 in Carolina Forest …

(5 days ago) WEBA small plan landed on Highway 501 on Wednesday. HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A small plane made a landing right on Highway 501 in the Carolina Forest area. WMBF News received video of the plane

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/05/29/watch-plane-makes-landing-highway-501-carolina-forest-area/

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News Releases US Forest Service

(7 days ago) WEBUSDA Forest Service invests more than $232M to support schools, roads, other services as part of Investing in America agenda. April 12, 2024.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases

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ECU to face Wake Forest in do or die match in NCAA regional

(4 days ago) WEBThe Pirates will face Wake Forest who lost to VCU 1-0 Friday evening. ECU and Wake Forest faceoff at noon today at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville. edit and produce the news content

https://www.witn.com/2024/06/01/ecu-face-wake-forest-do-or-die-match-ncaa-regional-tournament/

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What Happens Now That Trump Has Been Convicted - The New …

(2 days ago) WEBThe conviction of former President Donald J. Trump on Thursday is just the latest step in his legal odyssey in New York’s court system. The judge, Juan M. Merchan, set Mr. Trump’s sentencing

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-conviction-hush-money-trial.html

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Pro golfer Grayson Murray, 30, died by suicide, family says - CBS …

(6 days ago) WEB5/25: CBS Weekend News 20:44. The family of pro golfer Grayson Murray, the 30-year-old whose death was announced on Saturday, said in a statement Sunday that he died by suicide.. The PGA Tour

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-grayson-murray-statement-pga-tour-death/

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