Tag: trees

Technology helps researchers manage forests By Mary Jo Wagner Forest management in the Canadian province of Quebec is serious business. With forest landscapes that cover an area...

Geospatial technology boosts efforts to rebuild forests and reestablish landscapes By John Stenmark Imagine planting enough new trees to cover a plot of land the size...

By Luke Carothers Over the course of the last year or so, much of the world’s population had to grapple with life confined to their...

Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians comfortable as they walk down the street, according to a new University of British Columbia study that also found losing a single tree can increase wind pressure on nearby buildings and drive up heating costs.

In partnership with the UK's University of Lancaster, aerial mapping company Bluesky launched a tool that can be used to predict the likelihood of trees falling on essential infrastructure.