The river's steep, boulder-strewn canyon often displays picturesque flora indicative of Rocky Mountain ecosystems, including Ponderosa pine trees and shorter sage shrubs. Despite its often ...

Mountain Pine Beetles are native to Colorado, and Till said the recent population increase may be due to increased stress on trees. He added those stressors can be anything from fires to lack of ...

These California mountain towns offer beautiful hikes ... Be sure to spend time beneath the cedar, pine, and fir trees here, either via the Idyllwild Nature Center or the Ernie Maxwell Scenic ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Los Angeles is unique in its proximity to many peaceful backpacking campsites that are under an hour's drive away. We picked the best campsites for beginner, intermediate and advanced outdoors ...

The pest is none other than the mountain pine beetle ... reddish-orange and gray as the beetles killed countless pine trees across the region. Colorado’s popular recreation areas were hit ...

“A lot of these trees were attacked in the early 2000s by the mountain pine beetle ... public affairs officer with the White River National Forest. Now forest managers are adopting a more ...

But here on the south side of Flagg Mountain ... trees are more than 200 years old. Much of the region’s original longleaf forests were cleared entirely or replaced with species like the ...