The researchers tell the story of the loss of the original ponderosa pine forests through heavy logging in the early days and subsequent fire suppression that transformed the wide open groves of large ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A profound unraveling is underway in the American Southwest, happening across a thousand-mile arc from Santa Fe, N ...

Larimer County will likely be seeing more red, in the form of rust-colored ponderosa pines affected by mountain pine beetles.

Pine beetles are making a comeback and killing ponderosa pines across large swaths of Colorado forests, especially along the state's Front Range, as seen here near Interstate 70 and Soda Creek Rd in ...

A mountain chickadee peers down from its perch in a ponderosa pine. Click here for larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. As the most recent glaciers subsided, ponderosa pines move north from their ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Joint Base Lewis-McChord is full of beautiful forests. Often, the forests are filled with Douglas fir trees, but ponderosa pine is also present. Ponderosa pine is ...

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new ...

SWEET HOME — Bob Mealey spent his entire life around trees, whether he was a district ranger on the Rigdon and Blue River Ranger Districts, operating a logging and sawmill company or nurturing a ...

A hailstorm that caused widespread damage across the Flathead in July is to blame for an infection in some pine trees, according to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Red ...

While reading a Sierra Nevada natural history book, we learned about a rare patch of Washoe pines (Pinus ponderosa var. washoensis) that exist in our Reno area. Eager to see these rare trees in person ...