They birthed the Great Lakes and the innumerable smaller lakes, ponds and bogs that cover the boreal forest of North America. In geologic deep time, the land up there is new, the soil is young ...

A forest biome community is a regional classification recognized by botanists and forest scientists. Discover the kinds of forest biomes of North America.

Get to Know North America's Temperate Rainforests The Pacific Northwest is home to the only temperate rainforest on the continent.

New research found that a remote region of North America's largest temperate rainforest is experiencing changes to its ecosystem due to climate change.

Deciduous temperate forests are located in the cool, rainy regions of the northern hemisphere (North America — including Canada, the United States, and central Mexico — Europe, and western ...

A trio of studies in the journal Nature highlights the serious threat global warming poses to boreal and deciduous forests in North America.

The film "Life In The Deciduous Forest" explores the diverse ecosystem of the deciduous forests in the eastern United States, highlighting the seasonal changes that affect plant and animal life ...

Analysis of when and how fast temperate deciduous trees in North America grow suggests that the earlier onset of the growing season induced by climate change does not result in extra carbon ...

In North America there are at least 15 different species of redbud trees, among which are the Black Pearl and the Forest Pansy. So how are these two trees similar, and what sets these two ...

Of the many good reasons to visit Blue Job Mountain, one of the most compelling for me is that it is where two different biomes - the boreal forest and the temperate deciduous forest - meet.