Knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your hikes. Here are eight that you might spot on ...

Colorado’s popular recreation areas were hit especially hard by the epidemic. Out of about 4.1 million acres of pine forests ...

My “frat” bros don’t want me saying this, but honestly, that tree had it coming. I mean, a name like Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain Pine Tree? Just pretentious, really. The man of 200, our “frat” ...

From valley bottoms all the way to the tree line, nearly every single pine has been killed by an enemy smaller than a thumbtack: the mountain pine beetle. Tour British Columbia, and the scale of ...

In response to warmer temperatures, mountain pine beetles start their flight season more than a month earlier than historically reported, and fly more than twice as long. When adult beetles emerge ...

The tree is primarily threatened by an introduced fungal pathogen known as white pine blister rust. It is increasingly threatened by climate change, which is leading to increased fires and mountain ...

The indigenous people of the Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico historically became more dependent ...

During moments of abrupt severe weather, Hu reminisced about the time he and his colleagues transported bamboo up the mountain to construct a support platform for the pine tree years ago.

The Western Pine may be Idaho’s state tree – but another type of pine tree is notable for its age and resilience in Idaho’s ...