Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) grows in the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to northern New Mexico, in the Black Hills and on the Pacific Coast. Poles of this tree were used by Native Americans for ...

Lodgepole pine forest is a burn threat this summer. Published: May. 02, 2009, 6:00 p.m. By . Richard Cockle, The Oregonian; Forecasts for hot, dry weather and lightning storms -- plus a widespread ...

Scientists predict that lodgepole pine — one of the most common trees at higher elevations in the Cascades and Rockies — will be largely gone from the Northwest due to the warming climate.

These lodgepole pine seedlings grew naturally in Yellowstone following the fires of 1988. Today they are over 20 feet tall. ©Terry R. Thomas/www.nature-track.com ...

Lodgepole pine study raises worries for forests. April 7, 2023 March 2, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team. A recent study predicting hard times ahead for lodgepole pines adds yet another worry ...

Previous research at Niwot Ridge has shown that lodgepole pine, typically believed to be a shallowly rooted species, appear to be strongly dependent on water from snowmelt for the entire growing ...

In an area where lodgepole has been logged with little disturbance to the ground, “the grass takes over, and ironically grass does a really good job of outcompeting the little baby pine trees,” Cada ...

Yet the lodgepole pine seems to thrive after disaster, and that is a bit of good news for. Serving Summit County, CO. Login. 9. Profile Newsletters Interests Bookmarks Reading History. Logout.

This photo shows a “shore-pine” version of lodgepole pine near the town of Yakutat. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell) Pine grove near Yakutat is farthest north. Friday, August 13, 2021 12:39pm; ...

But the mountain pine beetle epidemic was always going to end, as there are only so many ponderosa and lodgepole trees in the 3.3 million acres affected by the tree-killing insects in Colorado.