When I was drinking coffee with a cab-driving-author friend of the same vintage last week, he said of my occupation: “It’s the best job in Alaska.” After a few seconds of pondering, I nodded.  It has ...

The boreal forest attracts 325 bird species to its lands ... Once found ranging across the country from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, their numbers have dropped significantly over the ...

The extensive northern forests of Canada, Alaska and Siberia are ... while cover in colder, northern boreal forests increase, moving the entire forest system to one single state.

The significant changes the team detected in the Siberian boreal forest region should serve as a wakeup call, said Watts. "These forested regions, which have been helping take up and store carbon ...

Erin Kirkland Nestled in 110 acres of boreal forest, the Alaska Botanical Garden features 150 native plant species and more than 1,100 perennials. There is an herb garden, a wildflower trail ...