Red pine has long been a fast-growing, attractive and relatively disease-free forest tree species. While many natural stands exist, most red pine was planted. A great deal of Michigan’s red pine was ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1944, the US Forest Service launched the Smokey Bear campaign to ...

Right now, because the trees are all the same age and are in close proximity, it’s sort of a ready-made buffet for the ...

The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) continues to present a significant ecological and management challenge across southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Its ecology is complex ...

On a warm July morning, the Monterey pine forest surrounding Cambria was alive with sound: the faint buzzing of insects, chirps of nearby birds and crunching footsteps of an occasional deer navigating ...

A critical species to the ecosystem is facing a variety of threats. This Earth Day, ABC News is taking a look at solutions for issues related to climate change and the environment with the series, ...

One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...