Researchers with the University of Maine are studying how best to manage coastal spruce forests under intensifying heat and ...

The protected area in Maine is a tiny sliver, but is important since there is so little public land in the state, he added.

Governor Janet Mills says Maine Forest Rangers and volunteer firefighters are headed to California to help fight the devastating wildfires.

A Maine Forest Service helicopter is in the area doing water drops. The fire danger in most of Maine on Thursday is high. This story will be updated.

Mainers will see a new helicopter in the skies to help to fight forest fires and assist in search and rescue missions.

AREA — Do you need a refresher on how to identify the trees in your woods? Join Maine Woodland Owners during their second annual Tree ID Day event on Saturday, June 7, for a terrific opportunity ...

Some are experimenting with assisted forest migration, relocating trees from more southerly habitats that might do well in Maine as temperatures rise and drive out native species.

A train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to a beaver dam, state officials said.

For 40 Years, This Maine Forest Has Been One Elaborate Experiment Now, Arrowsic’s unique Holt Research Forest is shifting focus. Jack McCann (left), a research technician in UMaine’s forest-ecology ...

Maine Forest Rangers have been battling a wildfire near Hedgehog Mountain and Route 11 in Aroostook County.

May 16—WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg Forest is a remote community-owned woodland revitalized and run completely by women. The initial group that decided to rescue a down-on-its-luck ...