KRDO

Black Forest residents watch forest thin as Pine Beetles kill trees

There is growing concern across Colorado about mountain pine beetle infestations. Neighbors in the Black Forest say they’re ...
Cowboy State Daily

Up To 35% Of Wyoming's High Country Is Dead 'Ghost Forest’ — And It's Spreading

It’s estimated 25% to 35% of Wyoming’s forests are now dominated by “ghost forests” — standing dead timber from beetle ...

Pine beetles are poised to decimate Colorado Front Range forests: 'Our ability to stop the spread is very limited'

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over ...
MassLive

Here’s the (good) reason some Mass. pine forests might get cut

On a July day, Danielle O’Dell walked through a pitch pine forest on Nantucket and saw the telltale signs. There were clusters of dead trees. Some had reddening and browning needles. Hints of internal ...
WUFT

The tree’s truth: Once dominant, longleaf pines face the growing threat of climate change

Longleaf pine conservation is considered a key part of climate resilience for Florida and the Southeast. But when it comes to climate change, longleaf pines are not out of the woods. Drip torch in ...
Star Tribune

Brown: Why the white pine matters in Minnesota

Minnesota’s official state tree might be the red pine, but you should really meet its older sibling, the white pine. The white pine is much taller with cool wavy hair. Hundreds of years ago, the land ...