The lodgepole pine is found on high mountain slopes at elevations above 6,000 feet and is typical of the upper foothills, in the wettest parts of the eastern slope and on western slopes in fire ...

Here are a few easy statistics for you to remember: 80 percent of Yellowstone’s landscapes are forested and 80 percent of Yellowstone’s forest is made up of lodgepole pine trees. You will see ...

Scientists have been investigating the effect of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pines in British Columbia. They have discovered that seeds from cones on the forest floor may provide a ...

SUMMIT COUNTY — Fire, disease, logging — these are mortal enemies to most trees. Yet the lodgepole pine seems to thrive after disaster, and that is a bit of good news for Colorado’s high country ...

GRAND LAKE, Colorado – It is amazing that the mountain pine beetle, which is only from one-eighth to one-third inches long, can cause such extensive damage in the lodgepole pine forests of Colorado.

If there’s a plant-based poster child for wildland fire in the subalpine forests of Yellowstone National Park, it would be the cone of the lodgepole pine tree.

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) is the most widespread pine species in North America; ranging from the Yukon to California’s Baja. The Latin part of its scientific name “contorta” refers to the twists ...

Pine cones are all around us in holiday celebrations. Ever wondered which kind is which? Here's a guide to help you identify some common ones. Bristlecone pine: The cones are 1½ to 4 inches long, with ...

SAWTOOTH RIDGE, Okanogan County — The bug lady scoots through stick-straight lodgepole and ponderosa, and marches uphill toward the gnarled trunk of a troubled species: the whitebark pine. The ghostly ...

BILLINGS — If there's a plant-based poster child for wildland fire in the subalpine forests of Yellowstone National Park, it would be the cone of the lodgepole pine tree. "All of these forests evolved ...