BERNHEIM FOREST, IS A SPOT WHERE KIDS EXPLORE AND PLAY IN NATURE. AND NOW, THANKS TO A DONATION IN A $700,000 GRANT, THEY’LL HAVE EVEN MORE SPACE TO PLAY AND EXPLORE THE PLAY ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPED ...

Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet. Can forests help cool the planet? Follow scientists through spectacular landscapes as they study ...

Students in the Forest Ecosystem Science program are drawn to natural and managed forest environments with a blend of curiosity and sense of responsibility. They seek both to understand forest ...

“Every chance I have to work with kids, I love it because they ... give students an up-close look at what the forest provides and its place in our ecosystem. Volunteers from partner ...

An astounding variety of ecosystems exist practically in your own backyard! An expert shares the most wonderful ways to explore nature at the Forest Preserves of Cook ... and see where the experience ...

Our 5,000-acre classroom—study how the changing climate will affect our future forests. Because tomorrow needs managers, researchers, and stewards who understand how everything from tiny rodents to ...

A movement is under way to preserve existing forest ecosystems and restore lost tree cover by first reforesting (replanting trees) and ultimately rewilding (a more comprehensive mission to restore ...

Neglecting shrub diversity in restoration projects could undermine long-term forest ecosystem functioning. More information: Chen Chen et al, Understory shrub diversity: equally vital as overstory ...

The major is distinct from those in the Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management and its forest ecosystem science major, which provides skills and preparation in forest management.