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Located off Highway 395, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest holds the world’s oldest trees. Our hike along the 4-mile Methuselah Loop Trail reveals awe-inspiring giants like the Methuselah Tree at 4, ...
A lightning strike that smoldered undetected inside a tree for days has been identified as the cause of the Forsyth Fire, ...
Guadalupe Mountains National Parks may be one of the most remote in the U.S., but it's also one of the most unique.
Reflect on Ruidoso recovering from wildfires, showcasing the community's resilience and the shared experiences of those affected.
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny ...
But two large trees forming an “H” — with a single, huge branch between them, isn’t something he recalls ever seeing. There are tales and photos circulated on social media of an such an H tree formed ...
Big Tree measures 28 feet, 11 inches in circumference, 162 feet tall and is approximately 500 years old. The ponderosa pine with the largest circumference on record is in La Pine State Park.
In some parts of La Palma, gases from the Cumbre Vieja eruption have acidified the falling rain, burning patches of vegetation such as these denuded pine trees. (From “Dramatic photos show La ...
Photo: ERI research associate John Paul Roccaforte collects tree data using a field computer at ERI’s Mount Trumbull study site in northwestern Arizona on June 10, 2017. In 1996, a group of ...
On June 21, a cat stuck in a pine tree was rescued in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The tuxedo kitty was found in a strange pose when rescuers first spotted him, with the NPS members unable ...