At first glance, Ponderosa pine, a softwood, could seem like an unusual product offering for a hardwoods lumber company. But this standout pine's beauty, easy workability and versatility are inspiring ...

The ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona are one of the state’s natural treasures. But they’re disappearing. The data ...

Sometimes, winter in the forest can seem like there isn’t much going on – especially if, like me, you might be out there with a group of 60 excited schoolchildren. Wildlife often make themselves ...

On a walk through the woods, you might see a strange-looking growth up in the branches of a tree. It’s called a witches’ ...

We assessed relative abundance, demographic, and reproductive success data for two lizard species in a Northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest, a fire-dependent system unnaturally modified by fire ...

Question: A friend and I are having an argument ... are there ponderosa pine native to the Willamette Valley or not? Or are they native just on the east side of the mountains? Answer: Yes, there is a ...

An environmental enigma in Keystone at least a decade in the making was finally cracked this past week, and the unpredictable event could have ramifications for generations to come. The ponderosa pine ...

Families and children visiting the High Desert Museum have access to a new outdoor play area that is modeled on the ponderosa pine tree. The E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape opened earlier this month ...

Provo • In an arid mountain range of southwestern Utah stands a ponderosa, stubby by the standards of this stately red-barked pine species, that botanist Stan Kitchen came across in 2003 while ...

High on Flagstaff Mountain, a ponderosa pine had quietly succumbed during the summer of 2020, but its green needles lingered another year to blanch in the fall of 2021. The tree was now conspicuous, ...

The Trump administration is trying to hand over millions of the wildest acres of our national forests to private interests.

Smoke from August wildfires covers Crow Butte, south of U.S. Highway 20 between Crawford and Chadron. Last year's wildfire season was devastating, said Kirk Nelson, western region parks manager for ...