Standing dead trees in Yellowstone National Park are wildfires waiting to happen, according to a team of researchers that recently took stock of the park’s forested areas. There are high levels of ...

Walk into any woods in New England (or the world) and you are bound to find standing dead trees. Depending upon where you live and how you view natural ecosystems these can be viewed either as ...

Wildfire-Ready Coalition of Nevada County (“Coalition”) will premiere a documentary, "Standing Dead: Overstocked. Overgrown. Overdue" on Saturday, March 28, 2–4 p.m. at the Don Baggett Theater at ...

Standing dead trees, or snags, may appear to be useless, even eyesores, but a state wildlife biologist says actually they are important components of wildlife habitat and frequently in short supply.