The Bobcat Road in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is burdened with axle-crunching boulders and tire-biting ...

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a proposal to expand a mining exploration project at Conglomerate Mesa, located on the traditional homelands of the Paiute-Shoshone and Timbisha Shoshone, ...

The world’s forests are simultaneously climate powerhouses and victims, sucking carbon from the air while facing myriad global warming impacts—from wildfires to pest outbreaks. Recent research found ...

Named for the Rio Grande’s unique curves, Texas’s Big Bend sprawls across some of the country’s most dramatic desert ...

They’re clamorous and colorful emblems of the Southwest. Pinyon jays – once known as “blue crows” – live in colonies of ...

In Colorado, it often feels like the mountains were designed with you in mind. Wide valleys open toward jagged summits, pine forests filter the light into a soft glow, and crisp air carries the faint ...

Single-leaf pinyon–Utah juniper woodland in northeastern Nevada near Overland Pass at the south end of the Ruby Mountains. Pinyon-juniper woodlands are a common sight in a large portion of Utah and ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

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, ...

Austrian Pine with pine cone, Blue Spruce and cone, Juniper with “berries” cones. (Photo provided by University of Illinois Extension) It’s that season when we see pinecones used as decorations ...

The practice began in Germany, where extensive deforestation compelled folks to make “trees” out of goose feathers that were dyed green. I don’t know what it says about a culture’s environmental ...