reforestation
Coverage of reforestation in the Nexus archive.
- California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires
California's seed bank in Davis stores seeds for reforestation, but wildfires are destroying forests faster than they can be replanted. High-severity fires have burned 2.3 million acres, and by 2071, half of California's forests could vanish. The state needs to triple seed bank capacity to address the crisis, but federal land and funding challenges persist.
- A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars
New Mexico's reforestation efforts in areas scorched by the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire face challenges as heat and drought kill young pines. Researchers are testing if seeds from resilient trees, grown in specialized nurseries, can better survive harsh conditions in burn scars.
- Inspired by Jane Goodall, students build nurseries to reforest L.A.'s fire-scorched communities
Students in Southern California, inspired by Jane Goodall, are cultivating campus nurseries to reforest areas damaged by the 2025 fires. This initiative aims to restore fire-scarred landscapes and honor Goodall's conservation legacy.