Scientists found this previously hidden stand of whitebark pine trees on the Beartooth Plateau in northwest Wyoming at an elevation of 3,100 meters (10,140 feet), which is 180 meters above the ...

A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient whitebark pine trees preserved for almost 6,000 years in Wyoming's Rocky Mountains. This discovery offers crucial insights into historical climate patterns and ...

The major hosts are spruce and pine, though maple, birch, ash, larch and other trees can be infested. The large pine weevil is not yet present in the United States but it has been intercepted numerous ...

The pine is the most widespread tree to receive such protection. It occurs in high-elevation areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada. The tree is primarily ...

It is able to feed on a variety of trees including hardwoods and cut spruce and pine. The velvet longhorned beetle (VLB ... and wood furniture Surveys for VLB in Wyoming by USDA APHIS-PPQ started in ...

Melting ice in Wyoming reveals 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest above current tree line. Illustration. (photo credit: Pnature. Via Shutterstock) The melting of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains ...