After downloading the $4.99 app, the iPhorest lets you go through the virtual act of planting a tree–digging a hole, planting a seedling, and creating rain storms by shaking the phone. After six ...

What was once vacant land is transforming into an urban forest on Detroit's east side, as a local non-profit works to plant giant sequoia trees that could stand for thousands of years.

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient. By Catrin Einhorn A tree ...