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"Mother Nature never intended for trees to be underwater," explains Christopher Godsall, president and CEO of Triton Logging. But trees -- perhaps as many as 300 million worldwide -- are submerged in reservoirs and Triton has come up with an innovative, eco-friendly method for harvesting them.

Forest fires in the Sierra Nevada are bigger, hotter, more numerous and they are killing more trees than ever as a result of human fire suppression and climate change, according to data from a fire severity monitoring study released Wednesday.

Invasive plants can cause economic and environmental damage. Nonindigenous plants cost an estimated 34 billion dollars annually in losses, damages, and control costs (Pimentel et al., 2000). In agricultural and natural areas, they can displace desirable vegetation, resulting in reduced productivity, wildlife forage, and habitat.

An investment fund that focuses on the forestry sector yesterday announced the acquisition of rights for 6,100 acres of Big Island timber for $6.1 million.

The leadership and staff of the Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla., believe that the physical environment can play a significant role in patient care. When constructing its flagship inpatient facility in 2002, Parrish created a healing environment that contributes to good health and patient-centered outcomes through the creative use of evidence-based design.

Conifer trees in the Sierra Nevada are dying at nearly double the rate as they were two decades ago, stressed by hotter temperatures and lower precipitation, according to a study to be presented later this week.

The critter that's turning vast swatches of Colorado's forest a melancholy, rusty red was here long before you were, and will be here long after you go. Next year these dead forests will be even bigger, but it's all part of the ecosystem - so learn to deal with it.