A man accused of cutting and stealing more than 50 trees from a public area — including a 175-year-old bur oak — recently lost an appeal of his criminal convictions, according to court records.

Scientists, arborists and foresters hope to bring the trees back someday, with a combination of smart crossbreeding, diligent management and cutting-edge genetic engineering.

A new bill in Congress would fund farmers' efforts to cut pollution. Its sponsors say it would have benefits for Virginia from the Shenandoah Valley to the Chesapeake Bay.

By rewarding actual pollution reductions, "we're unlocking the ingenuity of partners to develop and implement the most effective solutions for a healthier Chesapeake Bay,” said Joe Wood of the ...

What is EUDR benchmarking? The EUDR benchmarking system classes countries according to deforestation risk for seven key commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy, and wood. Products ...

President Donald Trump wants to expand American timber production in the nation’s national forests by 25%. A March executive order said cutting more trees will effect the construction and energy ...

The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.

Using tree rings found in the ship’s wood grain, scientists were able to trace the wood to a forest in the Philadelphia area in the 1770s.

The wood is part of a Revolutionary War-era ship discovered at the World Trade Center site in 2010.

Marissa Agerton, a graduate student at Texas A&M University's nautical archeology program, works on a piece of wood at the New York State Museum in Albany. The wood is part of a Revolutionary War-era ...