"The Harz which is one out of just 16 National Parks in Germany, is under attack. Since 2018, a bark beetle infestation is killing hundreds of hectare of spruce trees which have been planted there to ...

Sign up for a wander through the spruce forests surrounding Clausthal-Zellerfeld, in North Germany’s Harz mountains, and you’ll do so to a soundtrack of mournful ...

Germany is losing its forests — and fast. In the central Harz region, over 90% of spruce trees are dead or dying because of climate change and pests. But there may be a silver lining to these ...

Often traversed by picturesque rivers, it is the valleys in the Harz that give the region its unique character. Some are true magnets for nature lovers and hikers, while others remain genuine hidden ...