North American oak-hickory canopies are powerhouses for feeding wildlife. Without periodic understory fires, they wane. Centuries-old forests in the Midwest are struggling.

“The diversity of life in the region was dependent on the oak-hickory forest,” says Kurt Dreisilker, manager of natural […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 40°F.

Members of the public tour the KU Field Station’s Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The hike in the long-term research site went through oak-hickory forest and to a shale ...

By Andy Ostmeyer [email protected] Thinned of its golden hickory and blood-red sassafras, the Ozark forest that beckons tourists every autumn could look much different to future generations.

Forest management in Indiana is all about oak. The tree is critical to wildlife who depend on its acorns, and is already dominant across Indiana, making up 61% of forests across the state and 49% ...

When agencies burn Indiana forests, they hope to see oak rise from the ashes. But environmentalists believe the solution for the oak problem is costing the climate, clean water and wildlife. For ...

When agencies burn Indiana forests, they hope to see oak rise from the ashes. But environmentalists believe the solution for the oak problem is costing the climate, clean water and wildlife. For ...