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

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% ...

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 ...

Illinois has some 4.8 million acres of forest land. Just minutes southwest of Peoria, you’ll find Sand Ridge, a sweeping expanse of oak-hickory forest and pines.

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 ...