Deforested Landscapes

Images illustrating the aftermath of deforestation and wildfires, featuring barren landscapes with fallen trees and signs of regrowth.

Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) area, killed trees are being removed, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Clear cut mountains after bark beetle infestation in the Thuringian Forest

Boreal forest and clearcut, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

Forest deforestation, cut trees, cut forest environment

Logging Clearcuts Behind Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Deforested area in a forest with cutted trees and dirt road, Russia

Aerial view of Plantation Eucalyptus trees being harvested for wood chipping. Top view of the eucalyptus forest in Thailand.

Months after Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle of Florida, damage can still be seen.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

A Boeing Vertol II helicopter carrying logs near a logged off area near Lake Cowichan, British Columbia.

Landscape of Yellowstone devastated by a fire USA

North America, US, ME, Northern Forest. A jumble of trees marks a clearcut in northern Maine near Kokadjo.

Environmental destruction Climate crisis Climate change Environment Destruction Landscape Nature Forest Dieback at the Brocken in the Harz Mountains, Germany, Europe

Aerial view over clearcut showing tracks of harvesters, clearcutting, clearfelling is a forestry, logging practice in which all trees are cut down

Remnants of old timber dam from the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era along the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River ) in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Environmental destruction Climate crisis Climate change Environment Destruction Landscape Nature Forest Dieback at the Brocken in the Harz Mountains, Germany, Europe

deforestation in cumbrian forest grizedale, cumbria, uk

Clear cut logging in Oregon.

Clear-cut logging site, Oregon

A snow-covered valley showing the results of a forest fire, Soda Springs, California.

Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm - Cougar, Wash. , February 11, 2009 After severe winter storms passed through Washington State, landslides swept through Cowlitz county closing public roads. President Obama, FEMA and WA Gov. Chris Gregoire have signed a disaster declaration making the county eligible for public assistance and individual assistance funds. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Clearcutting a Forest

Climate Change equals more Wildfires

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, and for related tours of the area, including stops at sites in the Lubrecht Experimental Forest and the Lolo National Forest

The after effects of clear cut logging in the Olympic National Forest in Washingtom

Man photographs burned dead trees, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Burned Trees With Bark Falling Off

Regenerating forest after a fire

vehicle graveyard after a forest fire, British Columbia 2017 forest fire, Chilcotin region, British Columbia, Canada

Forest deforestation, cut trees, cut forest environment

Ecology of the greening of America the forests of Pacific Northwest in the state of Washington USA

Aerial view scorched earth and tree trunks after a spring fire in forest. Black burnt field. Extraordinary incident. Consequences of a forest fire

Spruce clear-cutting in the forest after bark beetle infestation, Franconian Forest, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mountain Pine Beetle damage at Glacier Basin Campground. Gone are the lodgepole pines at the Glacier Basin campground amphitheater from the mountain pine beetle infestation, in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Tree death Harz cleared forest areas

Kahlschlag - Clear cutting Kahlschlag - Clear cutting Copyright: xZoonar.com/RobertxBiedermannx 6120242

Rocky Mountain elk herd, burn regrowth

Aerial photograph of Lodgepole Pine forest (Pinus contorta) with dead trees killed by Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonud ponderosae) Clear cut areas only have young trees. Granby, Colorado, USA. October The current outbreak of mountain pine beetles has been particularly aggressive. This is due to climate change, monoculture planting of trees and fire suppression.

Environmental destruction Climate crisis Climate change Environment Destruction Landscape Nature Forest Dieback at the Brocken in the Harz Mountains, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of clear cutting

Schotterstraße im Wald Clearing in the forest along the railway, dirt road with deep rut, spring day LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/VSagaidashinx 23291204

forest management, rearing newly planted trees, oxfordshire, southern england

An employee of the Northwest German Forest Research Institute checks drought damage to a young beech on a trial plot in the Harz Mountains. Here, research is being conducted into how the forest can be prepared for the challenges in times of climate change. In the background are conifers that have died due to drought and bark beetles Lerbach, 28.06.2022, Lerbach, Germany, Europe

Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) killed Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) forest with some healthy trees, Colorado

Aerial view of clearcuts around East Park Reservoir south of the Uinta crest in the Ashley National Forest, Utah. Beetle infestation has killed many of these trees.

clear cut mountain after bark beetle infestation in Thuringian forest

Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Chernobyl, Aerial view of forest trees regrowing after forest fire

Aftermath of fire in coniferous forest, near Angelsberg, Fagersta Municipality, Vastmanland, Sweden, May

Pine Trees being harvested. North West Mull Community Woodland, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Date:

Burundi, Environment, Gully Erosion Due To Deforestation.

2018 Gilita Fire, just one of many that have happened in the Gila National Forest sine 2000 from continual drought caused due to climate change.New Mexico

Clearcut Logging, spotted owl habitat destruction, fragmentation, habitat loss, Lillooet, BC, Canada

Decline of spruces, bark beetle attacks combined with drought, logs, forest, Servance, Haute Saone, France

Deforested conifer plantation

Autumn in A Wooded Forest in the Thuringian Forest, 26 10 2024 Tambach Dietharz Thuringia Germany

Large logs placed in Redd Creek channel will provide fish habitat for coastal cutthroat trout, coho and Chinook salmon. Subjects: Structures; Riparian environments; Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges; Fishes; Fisheries management. Location: Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BANDON MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Re-greening mining waste sites at Glencore, Greater Sudbury- Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada

38930. Subjects: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism; Landscapes; Aerial photography photography; Tundra; Rivers and streams; Scenics. . 1998 - 2011.

BAER 2005 Erosion. Subjects: Fire Management; Fires; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

A devastated forest at Grand Canyon North Rim Arizona from the Dragon Bravo Wildfire of 2025.

Sao Paulo's watershed, Brazil

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise National Forest, Idaho, to meet with Forest Service officials and firefighters, and to observe effects of the summer's Middle Fork Complex and Sheep Trail Fires

Images from Wood Buffalo National Park the nesting ground for the endangered Whooping Crane.

Forest Workers, Tree Felling and Forestry Meschede Forest Glassmecke, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Aftermath of a forest fire in Idaho near the Selway River; Idaho, United States of America

020531-F-0365G-002. Subject Operation/Series: MAPLE FLAG 2002 Base: Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Aerial view of clear cutting

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise National Forest, Idaho, to meet with Forest Service officials and firefighters, and to observe effects of the summer's Middle Fork Complex and Sheep Trail Fires

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Clear cut logging from the air, Ootsa Lake area, British Columbia, Canada

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, and for related tours of the area, including stops at sites in the Lubrecht Experimental Forest and the Lolo National Forest

Reforestation with deciduous trees in Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fire crew prepared to battle wildfire spreading along a ridge line

USA, Colorado, Wright creek, Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus

Female stands among dead burned trees from a wildfire

logs off road

Aerial view of tree plantation, Fraser Valley, B.C.

Re-greening mining waste sites at Glencore, Greater Sudbury- Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada

Canada: British Columbia, Columbia River Basin, Trail, trees replanted in front of slag heap maintained by Teck Cominco (zinc smelting plant) (Editorial Usage Only)

Former pine platation is being retored to its native state in order to provide wildlife habitat. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Habitat restoration. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LOWER SUWANNEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Lilienfeld, storm damaged forest, wind damage, trees, Mostviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria

A trail crew for the Quu´as West Coast Trail group works to clear the West Coast Trail from trees that fell in the storms of December 2006 Pacific Ri...

Aftermath of a forest fire.

38930. Subjects: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism; Landscapes; Wildlife viewing; Tundra; Rivers and streams; Scenics; Aerial photography photography. . 1998 - 2011.

Contaminated and burned forest by radioactivity after the Chernobyl nuclear accident (30 km zone around the plant), Ukraine, May 1995.

Young child standing on a tree stump in a deforested area wearing a blue hat and black jacket. bola02443 Copyright: xConnectxImagesx

Subjects: Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Wild and Scenics River. . 1998 - 2011.

Hands holding fir sapling in a forest of burned trees.

Clearcut Logging & Effects w/Fog Admiralty Is SE AK Summer

38930. Subjects: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism; Landscapes; Wildlife viewing; Tundra; Rivers and streams; Scenics; Aerial photography photography; Petroleum industries; Human impacts. . 1998 - 2011.

Young boy in a blue coat stands in a deforested area surrounded by tree stumps and snow.

Extraction of natural resin from pine tree trunks in Ovar - Portugal.

North Carolina, United States of America, Plantation of trees to be used as Christmas trees

Consequences of hurricane ´Asta´, Russia. The broken sign on a bus stop against the broken trees

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