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Are Some Trees Fire-Resistant? Actually, Yes.

Meet 6 trees that are defying flames.

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Extreme Weather

Cities Meet Mounting Urban Heat Challenges With Trees

Trees offer municipalities an affordable, effective tool to combat rising temperatures.

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Extreme Weather

Facing Down California’s Monster Fires

One firefighter shares his experience with extreme wildfires.

Community members plant trees on a sunny street, surrounded by homes and garbage bins, promoting urban greening efforts.

Honoring 20 Years of Recovery in the Lower Ninth Ward

Tree plantings are revitalizing this historic and underserved New Orleans community.

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How Healthy is the Forest? Ask This Owl.

From habitat loss to an “evil twin” problem, the Northern spotted owl gives conservationists a lot to consider.

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Extreme Weather

Mapping the Heat: How Science and Strategy Guide Tree Planting

Discover how data-driven tree planting helps cool down the hottest communities.

Two volunteers in matching shirts carry a potted tree down a residential street, ready to plant it in a sunny neighborhood.

Planting a Cooler Future in Phoenix’s Villa Verde Neighborhood

How trees are helping shade a neighborhood hemmed in by concrete surfaces on all sides.

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Extreme Weather

Private Lands: The Next Reforestation Boom?

Huge parts of the American Southeast are privately owned. That’s good news for reforestation efforts.

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Science & Technology

Restoring the Heart of Puerto Rico

Combining nature and technology to replant the island in the wake of disaster.

A man and a boy dig a hole in a sunny suburban street, surrounded by neighbors cleaning up yards and parked cars.

Rooted in Resilience: Stories from the Lower Ninth Ward

Meet the forces behind a greener, stronger New Orleans.

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Supercharged Hurricanes Are Our New Reality. How Can Trees Help?

Climate change is making storms longer and more intense. But there’s a nature-based solution to slow its effects — and

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Extreme Weather

The Cool Factor: How Trees Are Combatting Rising Temps

Extreme heat is becoming deadly. But trees in the right place stand strong to shield communities.