Solutions Is the wood-wide web real? Scientists debate whether trees really talk From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven.
Solutions Why fungi might really be magic (when it comes to climate change) Researchers are exploring a vast and poorly understood underground world that can be vital in the era of global warming.
Resilience Roots of a crisis As temperatures rise because of climate change, trees are being hit with heat waves and drought, killing them or weakening their resistance to a cascade of pressures, from pests to rising sea levels.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Gabriel Popkin: Invasive insects and diseases are killing our forests America wasn’t ready for the pandemic. And it isn’t ready for the next contagion to strike our woodlands.
Solutions www.politico.com A casualty of Trump’s immigration policy: Millions of trees The decision to suspend seasonal visas is expected to hurt forestry firms as well as state and federal governments.
