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“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” — John Muir Ah, nature’s wisdom. It’s a balm for the spirit and an education for the soul. It has nurtured a wealth of poetry and literature, inspired some of the most treasured works of art, and moved musicians to create ...
Ten years ago, local shutterbug member Gao Shuxian of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, climbed up a newly built signal tower on the top of a mountain in Matou Village. He noticed a strange view of a mysterious pattern over the north of the forest, but couldn’t figure out what it was. Ten years later, Gao checked the mountains ...
The Mingchih Forest Recreation Area is a spectacular resort in Yilan County’s Datong Township in northern Taiwan. As Mingchih’s Chinese name (literally bright lake) suggests, the resort features a beautiful artificial alpine lake with crystal blue water. Please watch the following video of “The Breathtaking Mingchih Forest Recreation Area in Taiwan.” Embraced by high mountains, ...
Increasing disturbances and activities in disturbed boreal forest areas greatly contribute to the global degradation of forested ecosystems, with important influences on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Thus, understanding the restoration processes of forest biodiversity, community structure, and ecosystem functioning is a key issue in restoration ecology. In a boreal forest, understory vegetation composes the majority ...
The flooding from torrential rains caused by cyclones and monsoonal storms, as well as other catastrophic events, is responsible for moving huge amounts of trees to a watery grave deep under the ocean, according to Earth scientists. Their research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows the first-ever evidence that trees may ...
A 96-year-old Indian man, Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani, who had planted more than 5 million trees in his region, died recently, much to the dismay of relatives and environmental activists. Due to his love for trees, Vishweshwar was nicknamed the “Tree Man.” This Indian man was a lover of trees Born in 1922 in the Tehri ...