The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Longleaf pine trees, a species native to the landscape in southeastern Virginia, are being restored in a nature preserve. As of now, the only pine trees that remain ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Whitebark pine — a high-elevation tree that supports grizzly bears, Clark’s nutcrackers and other ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on Wednesday that it would be listing the whitebark pine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Whitebark pines are what the ...

We had a mysterious pine tree not too long ago, and here is another. There’s always a new pine species that’s worth learning about. This one is growing in a small park not far from my house, in the ...

DONE TO PROTECT THESE FORESTS. WHITEBARK PINE FORESTS COVER MORE THAN 80 MILLION ACRES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THESE TREES PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR ANIMALS AND HELP TO CONTROL SPRING RUNOFF.

If you’ve ever traveled to Death Valley National Park, the bristlecone pine woodlands are a sight to see. The oldest-known tree species in the world grows to 15 to 30 feet, but the contorted trees ...

Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf ...

WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling ...