15 Items Tagged

Forest

Alishan, Taiwan

Pagoda of the Tree Spirit

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

Pando is a tree, a forest, and one of the largest organisms in the world.

New Strange Recordings Allow Us To Hear the Unseen World of Trees

Underground sounds may help save one of the largest organisms in the world.

Hugo Mc Cafferty October 26, 2023

Meet Nevada’s Bristlecone Pines, Some of the Oldest Trees on Earth

These ancient trees with a survivalist spirit inspire awe.

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Podcast: Pando the Trembling Giant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 27, 2021

Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower

Keyser, West Virginia

Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

Gorges de Toull Goulig

Lanrivain, France

Gorges de Toull Goulig

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

Yangzi Cave, Guangxi, China.

Found: A Plant Bonanza Hidden in China's Caves

They may have served as a refuge for some species when the area was deforested.

Vittoria Traverso February 8, 2018

Thagaard's Plantation

Thisted, Denmark

Thagaard's Plantation

A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.

The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

India Wants to Spend $6 Billion for New Forests

A lot of damage has already been done.

Erik Shilling May 6, 2016

crime and punishment

Harvard, IKEA, and the Battle For Romania's Forests

Bribery, toxic assets, and thousands of acres of timberland.

Erik Shilling March 2, 2016

Squirrel (pattern) trapped in a petrified tree at Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Vantage, Washington

Ginkgo Petrified Forest

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Nice shot of the context of the marker.

Poczopek, Poland

'Pracownia (Studio) Forresta Bessa'

A marker honors the brief peace found by a tormented artist in the fictional land of Kcymaerxthaere.

Fisherman at the dam in the distance.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

'Forest's Rest'

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.