As Colorado experiences its signature whiplash weather, arborists are warning that stressed trees are more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Peel back the bark, and you may find a predator in your ...

Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

Clockwise from top left: (1) Two lodgepole pines growing side-by-side with notably different bark textures, (2) a rough-barked limber pine that has been attacked by bark beetles, (3) a limber pine ...

11:07 a.m. June 29, 2022: A previous version of this story misspelled Constance Millar’s first name. Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic ...

Bark beetles are capitalizing on the weakened state of Northern Nevada's trees due to persistent drought conditions, and hundreds of Jeffrey Pines in the Galena area are the latest victims. Bark ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fire managers on the Bootleg Fire have mentioned beetle killed timber as one of their concerns as crews work to contain the massive wildfire in Southern Oregon. Trees killed by bark ...

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Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Led by Dr Samuli Junttila, ...

Trees, especially pine trees, are in for challenging times. Although pine trees are relatively drought tolerant, ongoing drought, as we’ve experienced in Marin County for several years, has caused ...

The Mineral Ridge recreation area will close Wednesday and will remain closed for at least three weeks. Bureau of Land Management contractors will be removing the trees blown over during January's ...

BISHOP, Calif. — Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains near the Nevada border, methodically ...