Other common names for Pinus contorta, the scientific name for lodgepole pine, include shore pine, twisted pine, and contorta pine. The subspecies local to Colorado is the Rocky Mountain lodgepole ...

The beetles can kill many species of pines, but the current outbreak is mainly in lodgepole ... mountain pine beetle has substantially increased its geographic range, killing trees 450 miles further ...

The provinces and territories of Canada have many official and unofficial symbols (or emblems), all meant to convey a message ...

The MRS is located in the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains in Boulder County ... researchers have access to a multitude of vegetation types, including ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, aspen, ...