Be Smart
Why do Trees Talk to Each Other?
Walk into any forest, and beneath your feet is an elaborate social network that helps make life on Earth possible. It’s called the “Wood Wide Web”, a massive and intricate network of fungi that exchange water, nutrients, and chemical...
Curated Video
Aruba prepares for Felix
1. High wide of driving rain and wind in city
2. Various of city in heavy rain
3. Various of police cars on city streets
4. Tilt down from palms blowing in wind
5. Various of wild seas
6. Setup of an official for the Forestry...
TED Talks
Steve Howard: Let's go all-in on selling sustainability
The big blue buildings of Ikea have sprouted solar panels and wind turbines; inside, shelves are stocked with LED lighting and recycled cotton. Why? Because as Steve Howard puts it: “Sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a...
SciShow
Bringing Back the Lost American Chestnut Tree
American chestnut trees were all over the US at the end of the 19th century until the fungus wiped most of them out. Scientists have been trying to figure out ways to bring those endangered American chestnuts back to their former glory.
MinuteEarth
Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line.
Crash Course
India: Crash Course History of Science
You might have recognized the names of some of the Greek natural philosophers. They were individuals with quirky theories, and we have records about them. But they weren’t the only people making knowledge back in the day. Today, Hank...
Bozeman Science
Forestry and Rangelands
In this video Paul Andersen explains how forests and rangelands are managed to provide renewable lumber and cattle. Threats to renewability of forests include old-growth logging, forest fires, and tree plantations. Threats to renewable...
Curated Video
Fold Mountains: Uses
Fold mountains provide a challenge for humans in many ways. What are the uses of this terrain around the world? And how do these effect the environment of fold mountain ranges? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The impressive...
Great Big Story
Jack Cearley, Championing Traditional Forestry Skills at the Midwest Forestry Conclave
Meet Jack Cearley, president of the Southern Illinois University Forestry Club, as he competes and celebrates the heritage of forestry skills.
Oxford Comma
Can Art Save Nature: Future of Forestry
C.S. Lewis, widely known for his children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, composed a number of fantastic poems - "The Future of Forestry" being my personal favorite. In it, Lewis imagines an England devoid of trees. This desolation is...
Financial Times
Carbon farming: fighting New Zealand’s agricultural emissions
Agriculture accounts for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. It’s one reason the government is encouraging farmers to grow trees for carbon credits, which can then be sold, mainly to large companies looking to offset...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Seth Klein: Climate Change and New Models of Growth 4/6
Seth Klein, Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives speaking at a panel entitled "New Economics, Climate Change, and New Models of Growth" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin....
NASA
NASA | Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest
This is a sequence of Landsat-based data in the Pacific Northwest. There is one data set for each year representing an aggregate of the approximate peak of the growing season (around August). The data was created using a sophisticated...
NASA
NASA's Laser Mission to Measure Trees
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a lidar instrument that sends laser pulses down to Earth, where they penetrate the globe's temperate and tropical forests. The laser beams ricochet off the first thing they hit, which...
NASA
3-D Views of Puerto Rico's Forests After Hurricane Maria
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico head-on as a Category 4 storm with winds topping 155 miles per hour. The storm damaged homes, flooded towns, devastated the island's forests and caused the longest electricity...
Food Farmer Earth
Becoming a New Family Farmer
From the archives: Michael Paine (Gaining Ground Farm) did not come from a farming background nor any prior agriculture experience when he decided to go into farming. Learning what tools to buy and how to actually go about growing food...
The March of Time
1952: LANEBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOREST: VS Laneburg H.S. students arriving on school bus at 'Laneburg School Forest,' entering forest, some carrying books. Arkansas, AR, Nevada County
MOT 1952: LANEBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOREST: VS Laneburg H.S. students arriving on school bus at 'Laneburg School Forest,' entering forest, some carrying books. Arkansas, AR, Nevada County
Bridgeman Arts
Australia, c.1951: Volunteers in a bush fire in the Blue Mountain Region of New South Wales, Australia cannot control a fire even at night
Australia, circa 1951: Volunteers in a bush fire in the Blue Mountain Region of New South Wales, Australia cannot control a fire even at night.
Bridgeman Arts
Australia, c.1951: Flames in the Blue Mountain Region of New South Wales rage through towns from day to night and is not controlled
Australia, circa 1951: Flames in the Blue Mountain Region of New South Wales rage through towns from day to night and is not controlled.
Bridgeman Arts
Australia, c.1951: A bush fire roars through the Blue Mountain Regions in New South Wales as forestry and houses are set aflame
Australia, circa 1951: A bush fire roars through the Blue Mountain Regions in New South Wales as forestry and houses are set aflame.
Bridgeman Arts
Australia, c.1951: A vast fire roars through the dry Australian bush, destroying entire towns in New South Wales
Australia, circa 1951: A vast fire roars through the dry Australian bush, destroying entire towns in New South Wales.
Curated Video
CAN 217 INDEPENDANT ORDER OF FORESTERS BAND IN LONDON
The independant Order of Foresters 'Robin Hood Band' perform and march through Battersea park, London.
1. Opening news title screen, 'Leonard Waldorf; Robin Hood Band UPMT-4'
2. ms The independant Order of Foresters 'Robin Hood Band'...
Curated Video
CAN 147 FEEDING WILD DEER IN THE BAVARIAN FOREST
Feeding the wild deer in the Bavarian forest
1. ms forester pulling sled, loaded with hay, through snow
2. cu dog
3. forester putting hay into troughes
4. ls roe deer stand near feeder, pan as deer runs away
5. cu deer eat at trough...
Curated Video
Prince Charles arrives in Jakarta as part of Asian tour
1. Wide shot of plane arriving
2. Airport official
3. Mid of plane taxiing
4. Indonesia and Royal flag out of plane window
5. Indonesian officials and British representatives waiting on the tarmac
6. Prince of Wales walking down from...