Death is making the neighborhood begin to look a little shabby. Pinyon pine trees in south central Idaho, particularly in and around City of Rocks National Reserve are dying in noticeable numbers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Varlin Higbee walks through a dense pinyon-juniper woodland in Lincoln County, Nev. The county commissioner would like to see the ...

In among the quietest places in the continental United States, where the discordant whine of newly hatched cicadas is usually the loudest sound, the metallic growl of a 28-ton masticator overpowers ...

Pine needle scale has become a common problem the past several years in the area. This insect is a problem on Austrian, ponderosa, scotch and mugo pines. The adult scale is a small black (there's a ...

Creeping climate change in the Southwest appears to be having a negative effect on pinyon pine reproduction, a finding with implications for wildlife species sharing the same woodland ecosystems, says ...

Piñon pine trees: They’re just like us. New research from Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates a stress-free piñon might be able to better face the challenges of its day — namely, drought. “It ...

A new study of die-off of aspens in Colo. identified a three-year drought. Feb. 16, 2013— -- Over the past decade, researchers have documented the increased vulnerability of large stands of a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Piñon pine nuts are a holiday staple in New Mexico, but recent challenges have impacted their supply. The piñon pines, New Mexico’s state tree, have faced difficult years, ...

All pines are conifers, but all conifers are not pines; and further, all pines make cones, but all cones are not “pine cones.” Such details swirled through my mind as I walked Loveland’s streets named ...