In parts of California and much of the Great Basin, land owners have declared war on pinyon pines and juniper trees, clearing them from rangelands with chains, bulldozers, saws and herbicides.

A brush fire that broke out near Pinyon Pines Thursday as hundreds of fire personnel were busy battling a 7,500-acre blaze to the north blackened about 200 acres. The Ribbon Fire was reported at ...

Interestingly, there are 11 species of pinyon pines; two in the U.S. and nine only found in Mexico. In addition, there are three species of junipers found throughout the pinyon woodlands.