You won't find any smoke shacks listed on a trail map, but they're there. Across the Rocky Mountain West, fort building ...

The recent blowdown in northern Minnesota caused major damage to state lands, as well as private forest lands. While landowners are not required to clean up downed trees and debris, the Department ...

A: As dry as you can get it so that burning it won’t gum up your chimney with flammable creosote. How to tell? One indicator ...

Fire is a tool to help restore aspen forests. By bringing back natural fire patterns ... New shoots normally replace old, dying trees. But here, grazing animals’ appetites are outpacing the rate of ...

In the heart of a snow-covered Berkshire Hills wilderness, a hunter embarks on a silent pursuit — not for a kill, but for the ...

TPG has compiled our annual list of the most exciting hotel openings, from new all-inclusive resorts to beautiful boutique ...

It looks like a forest of aspen trees but is actually a single organism ... with a potential range of between 16,000 and 80,000 years old. While the study is still awaiting peer review, the ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

And if there are not enough younger trees to provide that replacement over time, then we've got a sort of a long term problem in terms of like renewing these aspen forests. BRODIE: So you mentioned ...

while the Aspen residence can sleep 10-12 guests, with a full kitchen, fireplace and dining room. Guests who have loftier ambitions can stay at the treehouse cedar cabins, which offer a bird’s eye ...

With their picturesque villages, spectacular views and cosy mountain restaurants, not to mention glittering snowflakes dancing in the crisp clean air, ski resorts seem designed with charm and romance ...

These hotels attract rave reviews for their efforts in minimising their environmental footprint and giving back to local ...