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- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Finding Moses Cleaveland Trees in Cuyahoga Valley
- Type: Article
- Locations: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
For Cleveland’s 225th anniversary, park staff tracked down the last Moses Cleaveland Tree living in Cuyahoga Valley.
- Crater Lake National Park
Boosting Natural Selection: A Conservation Tool for the Whitebark Pine
- Type: Article
- Locations: Crater Lake National Park
In Cottage Grove, Oregon, a giant garden sprouting rows of green and brown tree seedlings is part of an ongoing genetic experiment. Researchers at the US Forest Service’s Dorena Genetic Resource Center are methodically searching for whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) seedlings showing natural resistance to a major fungal disease, white pine blister rust. Their success could play an important role in conserving this keystone species.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Monocacy National Battlefield, more »
In 1904, a deadly fungus began killing American chestnut trees, once one of the most dominant trees of the eastern U.S. Despite overwhelming odds, some American chestnut trees survive today in parks of the National Capital Region
- Type: Article
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument
The impacts related to climate change are evident throughout the redwood forests of California. At Muir Woods, climate change has resulted in a significant impacts on the iconic trees, wildlife, and annual precipitation.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument
Explore the ways in which climate change will impact life at Muir Woods National Monument and people around the world with the changing availability of water.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument
Birds are sensitive to environmental changes around them. They also are easy to identify and count, so there’s a wealth of data about where they live and their abundance. For this reason, scientists and park staff can focus on shifts in bird populations as a way to monitor the changing ecosystem.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks
Climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions has already begun to take a toll on trees in California. In fact, it is tied to a doubling of tree mortality in the Western US from 1955 to 2007 via increasing droughts, wildfires, and insect infestations. But what might climate change mean for California's iconic coast redwood trees?
- Rock Creek Park
American Chestnuts in Rock Creek
- Type: Article
- Locations: Rock Creek Park
In 1904, a deadly fungus began killing American chestnut trees, once one of the most dominant trees of the eastern U.S. Despite overwhelming odds, some American chestnut trees survive today in Rock Creek Park.
- Type: Article
From January 2017 to May 2018, the National Park Service is moving forward a number of significant conservation initiatives.
Last updated: February 14, 2019