From microbes to four-legged critters, dead trees play an essential role in a forest’s ecosystem. Experts say it's rare that removal is necessary. Letting dead trees, like this bristlecone pine ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest ... Bit by bit, deadwood is decomposed, feeding new life along the way. Yet breaking down wood—one of the toughest organic ...

The oldest tree ... old life force,” said Vale. The community bench will be created out of the wood from the branch of the old oak, because the trunk was too large. Even though there is rot ...