Colorado’s popular recreation areas were hit especially hard by the epidemic. Out of about 4.1 million acres of pine forests across the state, more than 80 percent were impacted by the beetles between ...

Long before John McPhee’s The Pine Barrens was published, New Jersey’s vast, dreamlike swath of sand and scrubby pines was ...

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to replant 134 acres of trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest lost during the 2022 ...

These ponderosa pine trees, also Montana’s state tree, ran along an irrigation ditch along the Mcclay flat trail. A frequent ...

Less than 15 miles from the Silver Fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest's trees are thousands of years old, including ...

Arizona is bracing for an early, extreme fire season – at least until the monsoons start in July, according to state ...

The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn longer and hotter than blazes in the past due to decades of ill-considered ...

With tall trees, a flowing river, and a waterfall, the Fall River Loop Trail in Oregon's LaPine State Park has something for ...

This the first installment of a two-part cross-country road trip series. Stay tuned for the second installment, coming March ...

A mountainous community in Arizona promises visitors a gorgeous state park, good restaurants, and beautiful hiking trails around forests and mountains.

READERS have expressed their sadness over the announcement that the Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass will not be reopening. The popular biker cafe has served locals and visitors near ...