American Forests articles

Recent articles from American Forests

Gonna sneeze? Plant trees!(CLIPPINGS)
March 22, 2009... Does it seem that allergy season starts earlier and there's more pollen every year? Many scientists believe global climate change could be partly to blame. Studies suggest higher levels of carbon dioxide and warmer temperatures may increase pollen production, making allergies worse. This...

Differing perceptions.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Deborah Gangloff: An Editorial in the Summer 2008 issue of American Forests is an inappropriate source for tabloid-level information about American forests and forestry. The concern of our predecessors 130 years ago must have been what faced them and what probably would have concerned us:...

Hawaii trees.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Deborah Gangloff: The AMERICAN FORESTS' 2008-2009 National Register of Big Trees is a welcome addition to my collection of past registers. Yet each listing starting with the April 1978 issue - when AF's Social Register of Big Trees officially became the National Register - has seemed a...

Burning questions.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Katrina Ierardi: I was very disappointed to read your article "Diversity in Danger" in the last issue. While it seems to me that the vast majority of articles in American Forests in the last few years have been about Global ReLeaf, it has never seemed sensationalized for the sake of marketing...

Growing a restoration economy: with a new year bringing a new administration to Washington, we are finding new opportunities to benefit the environment and the economy.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... There's a pen in my office at AMERICAN FORESTS that's different from all the rest. First of all, it's encased in glass and framed. And it's a very old pen - the kind you have to dip in ink each time you use it. But the writing beside this pen tells why it is truly unique: "On March 31, 1933,...