There is, near the roof of Rocky Mountain National Park, a unique landscape rarely found in the National Park System.

27—Rocky Mountain National Park has a long history ... yet the Douglas fir is not in the spruce family. Ponderosa pine, the ubiquitous pine with the reddish trunks, also go by yellow pine ...

An annual report from the Colorado State Forest Service suggests that the prevalence of Mountain Pine Beetles has increased ...

One of the most popular trails in Rocky Mountain National Park during the ... of 8,930 feet and climbs 1,404 feet through ponderosa pine, aspen and Douglas fir forests as it skirts the south ...

The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn ...