The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada may forever transform the country’s landscape — but some fire experts say that ...

Sawlog Fire Wisdom 100% contained Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Type 3 Incident Management Team Fire investigation Big Hole River Lodgepole pine WISDOM, Mont.

In the parched summer of 1988, wildfires ripped through more than one-third of Yellowstone National Park during the most severe fire year in park history. Approximately 1.2 million acres scorched by ...

“Lodgepole pine cones need fire to open up their fresh healthy cones and release the seeds,” she said. “We're mimicking the wildfire here with our cutting and pile burning.

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) is the most widespread pine species in North America; ranging from the Yukon to California’s Baja. The Latin part of its scientific name “contorta” refers to ...

It’s not just hot, dry conditions and fire suppression that has exacerbated 2020's western fires. There’s also the attack of the beetles to consider.

The Pine Grove fire triggered the Phillips County Sheriff's office to issue a mandatory evacuation notice Tuesday for residents of Zortman and Pine Grove. A Facebook post from the sheriff's office ...

If you compare the BTU output of dry red oak versus dry lodgepole pine, for example, you'll find that the pine produces less energy by volume but about 15.8% more BTUs per pound of wood.

In the early 2000s, mountain pine beetles swarmed the basin, munching through and killing thousands of lodgepole pines. Nationwide, the insects have killed trees on nearly 8 million acres.

Lodgepole pines, whose cones open with extreme heat to release seeds, were emerging. Aspen trees were also growing back, producing a distinctive sound as the blowing wind fluttered their leaves.

Ancient bristlecone pines slow forest thinning… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Subscribe; Log In; ...

Wildfires can help rejuvenate fire-adapted tree species like the lodgepole pine. The heat coaxes the lodgepole pine cones to open and allows the seed to spread and start the regeneration process. When ...