A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

Picking which tree to cut down in a forest is tough, but national forests have tips on how to choose. Trees must have trunks 6 inches or less in diameter, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Forest health declined in northeast Colorado. In the northeast, the long-term effects of drought continued to stress all tree species, “leading to a decline in forest health in some areas and ...

The 2013 floods gave state trees the water they needed to fight off the mountain pine beetle and other forest pests, but a dry 2024 restarted some pesky threats “The Bug That’s Eating the ...

Forests benefit from tree species variety and ... we looked at how both the variety of species and genetic diversity within species affect forest productivity," says Ting Tang, the co-lead author ...

That's where groups like the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute come in. "Our goal is to understand how tree species are surviving outside of their current existing range.

More: From the mountain pine beetle to emerald ash borer, Colorado forest pests spread in 2023. In the northeast, the long-term effects of drought continued to stress all tree species, ...

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global ...

It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays.

In 22 years since the Hayman fire on Colorado’s front range burned 182 square miles (471 square kilometers) of forest, there has been almost no tree regeneration in the most severely burned ...

Forests provide many ecosystem services, including microclimate regulation, biodiversity preservation, air and water purification, and soil protection. Together with the oceans, they are one of ...