It’s native to western pine forests, especially lodgepole and ponderosa forests ... one of about 6,000 species of bark beetles, including 500 that live in the U.S. and Canada.

Every now and then, I get a bug up my butt to drive long distances. Part of the motivation is to see forest types that I don’t normally get to see in the Lake States. Forest management varies from ...

Lodgepole pine and jack pine rely on the pulse of flame ... A provocative question concerns whether such species may actually encourage fire, whether they have acquired traits that make them ...

Only some species of mistletoe are parasitic. The traditional parasitic mistletoe we think of is Viscum album. Most mistletoe seeds are spread by birds, but the lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe, ...

Other popular species include lodgepole and white pine — they're also classified as resinous softwoods but have lower heat values and overall quality (where burning is concerned) than yellow pine. So, ...

Lodgepole pine came from North America as a timber tree ... and poisons to fight intruders has prevented the decline of species such as the rare blue duck, which still inhabits Tongariro streams ...

Climate change and droughts are transforming forests and reducing their ability to absorb CO2. Which tree species are ...

The first carbon positive hotel in the country blends nature-inspired design with environmental consciousness.

Overall, the results showed that the three symbiotic fungal species and the western gall rust altered ... How Infection by Different Pathogenic Fungi Affect Lodgepole Pine Chemical Defenses, Microbial ...

On a bright October morning west of Marion, from a viewpoint along a forested county road corridor interspersed with ...

“Places that are dominated by lodgepole [pine] will often regenerate really ... seeds can trigger an ecological battle between sapling species as they compete for newfound access to sunlight.

Oct. 10, 2024 — They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation -- which holds that new species emerge in response to ecological changes -- seems to hold in ...