ALONG THE BURNT MESA TRAIL, N.M. (AP) — With snow ready to fall, the scramble was on to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible. A crew outfitted with spurs, ropes and hard hats scaled hefty ...

An environmental enigma in Keystone at least a decade in the making was finally cracked this past week, and the unpredictable event could have ramifications for generations to come. The ponderosa pine ...

Samaras were helicoptering down and everyone was scrambling to get them. As ponderosa pines develop seeds in cones, a long wing is attached that slows their descent through the air. Poets say this is ...

Fireflies sparkle in wetlands within the Boulder Creek floodplain. Look for them after sunset at Sawhill Ponds, Twin Lakes and in wet meadows west of Cherryvale Road. Young peregrine falcons fledge ...

Ponderosa pine is a tree that grows in Washington generally on the east side of the Cascades. JBLM is the only place in Western Washington where you can find the ponderosa pine. It may occur here due ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ALONG THE BURNT MESA TRAIL, N.M. — With snow ready to fall, the scramble was on to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible. A crew outfitted with ...

In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, photo Ponderosa pine cones sit on a tree stump after being cut open during a demonstration at Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. A cone collecting ...