The U.S. Department of Interior is hoping to turn an old mine in a remote area in San Juan County into a new mine that will aid in building fighter jets. On Monday, the agency announced it is ...

Growing up on the Washoe tribal land spread across Nevada and California known as Hung-A-Lel-Ti territory, Kenneth Cruz started splitting wood when he was around 12. The youngest of eight ...

But it is critical to consider where wood is sourced and whether ... Back then, farmers converted land to agriculture, foresters cut old-growth trees to produce lumber, and forest fires raged.

Before proceeding with a timber sale, federal agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are required to survey forests for critical habitat, like old growth trees that shelter ...

In 2013, while conducting a wood vaulting pilot project in Quebec, Canada, Zeng discovered the 3,775-year-old log that became the focus of the Science study -- a chance encounter that for Zeng ...