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The “Old Fire”: Smoke billows from the “Old Fire,” a wildfire that raged in the San Bernardino Mountains of California in the fall of 2003. In this view from a distant peak, gray-white smoke rises in great clouds from green mountains, partly obscuring a sky with...; Format: image/photograph

1869 map of North Carolina: An 1869 color map of North Carolina. The map is shaded in three colors according to the forestation in different areas of the state: "Region of Coast Growth," "Long Leaf Pines," and "Oaks." Additional markings show the locations of mineral resources, including...; Format: image/article

After the controlled burn: Format: image/photograph

Airport in Pokhara, Nepal: A small airport in Pokhara, Nepal during monsoon season. The surrounding landscape is a combination of mountainous forests and cleared farmlands.; Format: image/photograph

Back-Barrier Salt Marsh: Format: image/photograph

The Balds; Origins, Exposure, and Succession: Format: image/photograph

Bottomland hardwood forest inland from the swamp forest: Format: image/photograph

Broken stone doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: The massive left stone post of this doorway at Ta Prohm has broken and dropped to the ground. The top and right side of the stone door frame remain wedged in place, allowing people to pass through. Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during...; Format: image/photograph

Burned Longleaf Savannah (Longleaf Pine Savanna): Format: image/photograph

Cascading rice-fields over Phewa Lake, Pokhara: Cascading rice terraces in a mountain valley near Phewa Lake, Pokhara in western Nepal. These terraces are an important feature of mountain agriculture in Nepal. They are carved into rice fields over generations.; Format: image/photograph

Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina: This is a spectacular view from the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina. Constructed over 34 years at a price of $100,000,000, the Skyway is North Carolina's most expensive highway. It connects Robbinsville, North Carolina with Tellico Plains,...; Format: image/photograph

Chestnut Oak: A Common Type of Eastern Deciduous Forest: Format: image/photograph

Chestnut Oak: A Common Type of Eastern Deciduous Forest: Format: image/photograph

Climbing the mountain trails: Three men are climbing uphill along a mountain trail in Nepal. In the middle ground we see a Peepal Tree, which is worshiped by Hindus as a reincarnation of Vishnu, the god of protection. Behind the tree a patch of thatch grass is visible. In the mountains,...; Format: image/photograph

Crumbling stone arch over doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: A stone "false arch" crumbles over a doorway at the Ta Prohm site at Angkor. Rather than building a vaulted arch, which requires a scaffold but spreads weight evenly down the wall for good support, Khmer builders erected weaker "corbel" or "false" arches,...; Format: image/photograph

Deer fleeing a wildfire: Two deer stand in a road surrounded by the flames of a forest fire. The woods and the mountainside behind them glow bright orange from the fire, and a few trees nearer in are silhouetted by the glow.; Format: image/photograph

Elevated view of hairpin turn in a mountain road near Nha Trang: This elevated view shows a sharp, hairpin turn in a mountain road near Nha Trang. Driving in the highlands of Southeast Asia can be both spectacular and terrifying for foreigners. In many regions of Southeast Asia, steep forested mountains make roads difficult...; Format: image/photograph

A foggy service road in Nantahala National Forest: This is a foggy service road in Nantahala National Forest in Cherokee County, North Carolina. The forest spans from Waynesville, North Carolina, to Murphy, North Carolina and was established in 1920. The forest protects a variety of trees, woodland plants,...; Format: image/photograph

Forest cover map of Thailand: Format: image/map

Forest growth in Thailand: Format: image/map

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