Lodgepole pine forest is a burn threat this summer. Published: May. 02, 2009, 6:00 p.m. By . Richard Cockle, The Oregonian; Forecasts for hot, dry weather and lightning storms -- plus a widespread ...

Lodgepole pine, a hardy tree species that can thrive in cold temperatures and plays a key role in many western ecosystems, is already shrinking in range as a result of climate change -- and may ...

Lodgepole pine, a hardy tree species that can thrive in cold temperatures and plays a key role in many western ecosystems, is already shrinking in range as a result of ...

With the widest range of all of the pine species in the southeastern United States, ... but many lodgepole pines tend to be smaller. 13. of 13. Ponderosa Pine . Brett Monroe Garner / Getty Images.

Previous research at Niwot Ridge has shown that lodgepole pine, typically believed to be a shallowly rooted species, appear to be strongly dependent on water from snowmelt for the entire growing ...

When Garrett Dickman drove through Yosemite National Park early this week, he passed through a diverse band of large trees – conifer, red fir, lodgepole pine – and noticed a grim pattern: many ...

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) grows in the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to northern New Mexico, in the Black Hills and on the Pacific Coast. Poles of this tree were used by Native Americans for ...

Out of about 4.1 million acres of pine forests across the state, more than 80 percent were impacted by the beetles between 1996 and 2013, according to aerial surveys conducted by the Colorado ...

Day 2 of the Bluewater International Ski Club’s trip to Whitefish, Mont. was a disappointment, a chance you take when you strap on a pair of skis.

Lodgepole and foxtail pine are commonly found above timberline, but the Jeffrey stood out as “not belonging there.” The hike resulted in a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, ...