Forest

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

This is a broad initiative led by the ministry, as part of a national regulatory process, aimed at providing effective protection for forested areas in Israel.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO
HANITA FOREST
Ayalon Canada Park after restoration following the 2025 wildfires.

Jerusalem hills finally recovering from devastating 2025 wildfires

With Lag Ba'omer approaching, and Israelis recalling last year's Independence Day wildfires, the Fire and Rescue Authority issued a statement banning unsanctioned bonfires.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
German Helgoland in the North Sea.

Secrets of a drowned realm: DNA traces show the North Sea once held sprawling woodlands

Genetic material from oak, elm, hazel, and lime shows that woodlands established themselves thousands of years ahead of previous estimates.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Participants at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony during the planting of the Forest of the Martyrs in 1952.

KKL-JNF unveils new photographs of Forest of the Martyrs to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

“The Forest of the Martyrs is far more than a memorial site; it is the living and growing testament to the triumph of the Jewish and Zionist spirit," said KKL-JNF Chairman Eyal Ostrinsky.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Firefighting planes extinguish forest fire near Beit Shemesh - WATCH

The heat wave that began on Wednesday has continued to grow in intensity over the weekend, causing wildfires near Beit Shemesh.

MAY 16, 2020ByALON HACHMON
Forest fire in Jerusalem, June 15, 2016

Tour Israel by rejoicing in Yatir Forest

It’s wonderful to hear the wind blowing through the leaves of the oak, cypress and acacia trees of the Yatir Forest, and with luck, you might even catch a glimpse of deer, elk and rabbits there.

FEBRUARY 13, 2020ByMEITAL SHARABI
NAF NAF

Planet's oldest fossilized forest uncovered in abandoned New York quarry

The expert's findings depict a time when the planet went from having no forests, transforming into a landscape covered in trees.

DECEMBER 22, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
Central Catskills Mountains from Twin south summit