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Embark on a 2,800-mile journey by bicycle along the Continental Divide. Witness the toll a changing climate is taking on a circumglobal super species. And, discover elk in the Cataloochee Valley of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Plus, we ponder our relationship with trees throughout the ages, and we visit the unofficial black walnut capital of the world.
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Fall 2013 Articles
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A Wild Crop and Backyard Harvest
Black walnut tree(Juglans nigra). Credit: Jean-Pol Grandmont By Jack Wax Virtually every black walnut that makes its way to any
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Reintroducing Elk to the Great Smoky Mountains
Vast herds of elk once grazed throughout North America, but were eradicated in the East more than a century ago.
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People and Trees: An Intimate Connection
By Ruth Wilson The Angel Oak. Credit: Charleston’s Thedigitel Vincent Van Gogh’s “Mulberry Tree.” Credit: Lewisha Jones Through the ages
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Aspen in a Changing World
The adaptable aspen lives across the globe, from snowy high-elevation forests to dry deserts. But can this circumglobal super species
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The Long Ride
By Bob Marr Rider Matthew Lee climbs through the snow and debris left from an avalanche at Red Meadow Pass
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Close Up With Nature Photographer Tatiana Boyle
The work of Oregon-based photographer Tatiana Boyle is featured in the Fall 2013 issue of American Forests as the “Last
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To Save a Tree
by Cathleen Cherry On June 18, the Doce Fire broke out in Prescott National Forest, Ariz., consuming more than 6,700
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Forest Frontiers: Dr. Philip J. Radtke
This year, American Forests National Big Tree Program launched the Big Tree Working Groups. The Measuring Guidelines Working Group and
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