Also known as western yellow pine, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is found scattered along western North America, from southern Canada down to Mexico. The bark of this species has a rough ...

Weyerhaeuser’s $500 million plant in Arkansas will turn small trees, once bound for paper mills, into engineered lumber.

Naturally is a column written by a rotating cast of experts at the NJ Audubon. Within the past two months, I’ve had two ...

The author notes that hydrangeas, which are perennial everywhere, are noted for being pink or red growing in alkaline soil ...

A 68-year-old La Pine man was arrested and charged with 25 counts of animal neglect after authorities discovered more than a ...

Jeffery Starn and Jessica Hamel submitted this photo of an Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) that was taken during a hike ...

The plan since around the 1970s was to clearcut, plant, eliminate the aspen and birch, and walk away for 60-80 years. Other than a few taxpayer funded passes with fertilizers to compensate for the ...

A year after a wildfire tore through the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Extension in Del Mar, the landscape is healing ...

From circus cookies to chili chips, rediscover 15 iconic California snacks that defined Golden State childhoods and vanished ...

A female hotshot firefighter's inside look at battling the ever-hotter and more frequent wildfires in America's West ...

The Trinity Alps Wilderness, about three hours north of Sacramento, offers hiking trails, waterfalls, alpine lakes and ...

Swimming, boating, and hiking by rivers, lakes, and reservoirs can be fun, but visitors should always be aware of snakes and ...