Here are a few easy statistics for you to remember: 80 percent of Yellowstone’s landscapes are forested and 80 percent of Yellowstone’s forest is made up of lodgepole pine trees. You will see ...

The lodgepole pine is found on high mountain slopes at elevations above 6,000 feet and is typical of the upper foothills, in the wettest parts of the eastern slope and on western slopes in fire ...

A few years after the Yellowstone fire of 1988, I was driving into the park from West Yellowstone. The blackened landscape was still almost ubiquitous, but there among the charred remains of forests a ...

Scientists have been investigating the effect of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pines in British Columbia. They have discovered that seeds from cones on the forest floor may provide a ...

Reproductive response of lodgepole pine trees to fire in Yellowstone National Park is countered by the effects of squirrels eating pine seeds, two University of Wyoming researchers have documented.

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) is the most widespread pine species in North America; ranging from the Yukon to California’s Baja. The Latin part of its scientific name “contorta” refers to the twists ...

Pine cones are all around us in holiday celebrations. Ever wondered which kind is which? Here's a guide to help you identify some common ones. Bristlecone pine: The cones are 1½ to 4 inches long, with ...

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Fire, disease, logging — these are mortal enemies to most trees. Yet the lodgepole pine seems to thrive after disaster, and that is a bit of good news for Summit forests devastated by the mountain ...

Pine cones are all around us in holiday celebrations. Ever wondered which kind is which? Here's a guide to help you identify some common ones. Bristlecone pine: The cones are 1 1/2 to 4 inches long, ...