It is well known that regularly spending time in the woods does a body good. A strengthened immune system, reduced blood pressure, increased energy, boosted moods and greater focus—all thanks to trees ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s forests are facing an uncertain future. With warming temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns already reshaping the state’s climate, researchers are working ...

Step inside these awe-inspiring old-growth forests for your next moment of Zen. Soaring canopies that shimmer under the midday sun. The scent of air brushed with pine, moss and a cool big-water breeze ...

BROHMAN, MI – Trees at Richmond Woods Nature Preserve are destined to age until they become old-growth forest. The national nonprofit Old-Growth Forest Network recently added the 114-acre nature ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Have you ever heard of an old-growth forest? There's a good reason if you haven't — it's because there aren't many of them left on Earth. Old-growth forests make up less than 5% ...

Golden oyster mushrooms growing on a stump in a Wisconsin forest. (Photo courtesy of Aishwarya Veerabahu.) DETROIT – The trend of growing exotic mushrooms at home has led to the invasive presence of ...

It's a topic that could reasonably be expected to generate controversy: chopping down trees on state-managed Michigan forest land to enable installation of large arrays of private companies' solar ...