The fossilized remains of Whitebark pine trees found beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region were once part of an ancient forest that thrived for centuries before disappearing ...

Many U.S. forests are privately owned, particularly in the Eastern and North Central part of the country. This makes control ...

Scientists discovered a hidden stand of whitebark pines on Wyoming's Beartooth Plateau, 180 meters above the tree line at 3,100 meters elevation.

Researchers from Montana State University discovered a 10,000-year-old ancient forest that holds valuable information about ...

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past ...

Salt River Project, with aid from corporate, government and nonprofit partners, is thinning Arizona forests to prevent ...

“When Forest Service colleagues and I identified ... Pederson’s study of the aged whitebark pine trees involved cutting samples from 30 “well-preserved large trees” that were of ...