As temperatures rise, local officials warn residents about the Western Pine Bark Beetle, a native insect that affects ...

Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I ...

Pine bark has a long history of use as a survival food, particularly during times of scarcity. ... Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) are found in the northwest and far western United States.

A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...

Bark beetle exit holes in ponderosa pine. Pheromone packets can help give trees a leg up. Sometimes, humans can play on “team tree” and assist our forest friends with pouches of synthesized ...

Also known as western yellow pine, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is found scattered along western North America, from southern Canada down to Mexico. The bark of this species has a rough ...

Anyone who notices ponderosa pine trees that look like they are dying at the top and healthy at the bottom, or observe boring dust, is encouraged to report the information to the DPW Forestry team ...

They ‘go crazy’ in even-aged ponderosa pine forests, which is the makeup of that area The U.S. Forest Service is concerned that a bark beetle outbreak happening now in Narraguinnep Canyon ...

Ponderosa pine bark’s butterscotch smell comes from chemicals called terpenes. They keep the trees healthy through their interactions with birds that come to eat insects nesting in the bark.

Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...

JBLM has approximately 4,700 acres that contain ponderosa pine, but only about 850 acres are pine-dominant. About 90 percent of these lands are actively managed with prescribed fire and other ...