A piece of tape dangles from a tree alongside the Blue Bike Trail in the Pocomoke State Forest. Maryland's Department of ...

Two years after the eruption of Mount St Helens, local gophers were sent to the area in what must have been quite a confusing ...

Canal-veined Amsterdam makes an ideal start for a summer adventure. Wander through herb- and herring-scented markets and ...

Use this map to find your way to this historic gem nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains – your postcard-worthy getaway awaits. In Nevada’s oldest town, you’ll find something no casino ...

Sisters serves as the gateway to some of Oregon’s most spectacular natural landscapes, with outdoor adventures available in every direction. The McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway creates a loop ...

Long-lasting beauty. Unlike temporary exhibitions, the festival gardens in Moscow live all summer long, and change in time ...

It is well-known for burying tens of thousands of pinecone seeds, some of which germinate to become new trees. Credit: David Menke, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Earlier snowmelt and warmer ...

Of all the mountain ranges I have climbed, I like the Sierra Nevada the best. Though extremely rugged, with its main features on the grandest scale in height and depth, it is nevertheless easy of ...

Although efforts are underway to restore longleaf pine forests on both public and private lands, it’s simply not possible for enough trees to grow to an advanced age in time to help the woodpeckers.

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

Earlier snowmelt and warmer temperatures enable some of these Jeffrey pine seeds to not only germinate but to establish themselves as a new population on the mountain. Leapfrogging trees. Species ...