Satellite mapping, bolstered by algorithmic assessment, provides an indispensable view of Earth’s canopy covering. The fraction of ground covered by tree crowns serves as a critical parameter for ...

Hamdi Zurqani, assistant professor for the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...

A lush canopy is a defining feature of most of the planet’s forests. But canopy-forming species can be particularly vulnerable to disturbances and environmental change. So the question is: What is a ...

Through integration of aerial and ground-based mobile mapping sensors and systems, a team of Purdue digital forestry researchers has used advanced technology to locate, count and measure over a ...

A researcher from South Korea’s Korea Maritime Institute has found solar trees have the potential to generate the same power of a solar farm while reducing the loss of forest cover by up to 99%. In ...

ASHEVILLE – The city is creating its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan, a long-awaited study that will serve as a roadmap for sustainable management, protection and enhancement of the city’s urban ...

When you walk through a rainforest, you might feel like you’re missing out. You can hear birdsong and insect noises from way up high. For decades, the rainforest canopy was called “the last biotic ...