/tags/forests Forests en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:04:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-31/university-city-residents-say-tiny-forests-could-prevent-floods-along-river-des-peres The micro ecosystems are popular around the world but haven’t gained footing in the St. Louis region. Some people hope they could lessen the impacts of floods. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:04:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-31/university-city-residents-say-tiny-forests-could-prevent-floods-along-river-des-peres Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2023-04-04/mark-twain-national-forest-wants-to-leverage-conservation-groups-efforts There are hundreds of volunteers who are already helping the Mark Twain National Forest, and there could be more out there. The forest service is looking to find them and better coordinate their efforts. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-04-04/mark-twain-national-forest-wants-to-leverage-conservation-groups-efforts Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2022-12-19/carbondale-resolution-backs-move-to-convert-shawnee-national-forest-to-a-national-park City officials in Carbondale passed a resolution that supports changing Shawnee National Forest into a national park and climate preserve. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-12-19/carbondale-resolution-backs-move-to-convert-shawnee-national-forest-to-a-national-park Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2022-12-19/new-mark-twain-forest-supervisor-says-climate-change-will-affect-national-forests-management Dawn Laybolt is new to the Mark Twain National Forest but not the U.S. Forest Service, having served in various roles at a number of forests over the past 13 years. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-12-19/new-mark-twain-forest-supervisor-says-climate-change-will-affect-national-forests-management Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-29/shawnee-showdown-details-how-activists-stopped-the-clearcutting-of-an-illinois-forest Three decades ago, the Shawnee National Forest was the focus of fierce battles over commercial logging on public lands. A new documentary revisits that history and calls attention to new efforts to preserve the forest. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:16:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-29/shawnee-showdown-details-how-activists-stopped-the-clearcutting-of-an-illinois-forest Emily Woodbury /economy-business/2021-07-19/missouri-forest-farmers-find-buyers-for-mushrooms-ginseng-and-other-understory-crops Advocates say growing niche market food, herbs and botanicals lowers the entry cost to farming and can also make smaller farms more profitable. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:19:49 GMT /economy-business/2021-07-19/missouri-forest-farmers-find-buyers-for-mushrooms-ginseng-and-other-understory-crops Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2019-12-26/mark-twain-national-forest-looking-to-goats-to-continue-forest-improvement ROLLA - Kudzu and other invasive plants are threatening parts of the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri’s Ozarks, and goats might be part of the… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:52:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-12-26/mark-twain-national-forest-looking-to-goats-to-continue-forest-improvement Jonathan Ahl /2018-12-12/how-midwestern-national-forests-keep-fires-at-bay-and-prepare-for-climate-change A stand of trees in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri looks a little more sparse than what is often depicted in a forest. The trees are eight... Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:27:52 GMT /2018-12-12/how-midwestern-national-forests-keep-fires-at-bay-and-prepare-for-climate-change Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2017-01-22/scientists-to-burn-ozark-forest-to-see-if-fire-creates-better-places-for-wildlife-to-live Before the end of March, scientists from Washington University in St. Louis plan to burn parts of an Ozark forest about 30 miles outside of St. Louis.… Mon, 23 Jan 2017 03:26:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-01-22/scientists-to-burn-ozark-forest-to-see-if-fire-creates-better-places-for-wildlife-to-live Eli Chen /arts/2015-05-27/leo-drey-obituary-a-legend-in-forest-management-and-philanthropy In 1929, Luther Ely Smith, whom the National Park Service calls “the father of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,” convened a group of civic… Thu, 28 May 2015 01:57:17 GMT /arts/2015-05-27/leo-drey-obituary-a-legend-in-forest-management-and-philanthropy Robert W. Duffy