RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Mountain Pine Beetles damaged hundreds of thousands of acres of forest in the Black Hills over a 20-year epidemic stretching from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s. Experts say ...

NorthWestern Energy is in the middle of their yearly statewide powerline inspection — and to tackle this massive task — ...

Over the past decade the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendrocthonus ponderosae) has killed millions of pine trees from New Mexico to the Yukon Territory, as a result of an unprecedented explosion in their ...

From valley bottoms all the way to the tree line, nearly every single pine has been killed by an enemy smaller than a thumbtack: the mountain pine beetle. Tour British Columbia, and the scale of ...

The Western Pine may be Idaho’s state tree – but another type of pine tree is notable for its age and resilience in Idaho’s ...

The Colorado State Forest Service's 2024 forest health report found near-record-breaking temperatures stressed trees trying ...

The tree is primarily threatened by an introduced fungal pathogen known as white pine blister rust. It is increasingly threatened by climate change, which is leading to increased fires and mountain ...

The area is peppered with pine trees, a stark contrast with the palm ... which provides a much-needed respite from the usual tropical warmth. Mountain Pine Ridge, or Pine Ridge as the locals ...

as is the case with the Methuselah Tree, a bristlecone pine more than 46 centuries old. But it's truly baffling to learn under what conditions it has accomplished this extraordinary feat.