Federal officials are enlisting arborists and other tree experts as they scramble to develop a plan to protect one of the world’s tallest non-redwood trees from losing a significant chunk of its ...

During the recent federal government shutdown, a fire in Joshua Tree National Park scorched more than a thousand of the park's iconic trees, raising concerns about their future as climate change and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In coastal Oregon, the state's tallest fir tree is burning. Douglas-firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street. But the sprawling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Eaton fire destroyed thousands of homes while laying waste to a lush canopy of trees that shaded residents in Altadena.

The vast majority of Joshua Tree National Park visitors never reach Covington Flats, which isn’t near any of the park’s main entrances and is only accessible via bumpy dirt roads or treks on foot ...

Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe—and even trees that initially survive are dying in subsequent years, making it harder for forests to regenerate, according to new ...

In southern Oregon, they call it “fir-mageddon.” That’s where we first began to notice the rapid decline of the Pacific Northwest’s largest and most prolific tree. The Douglas fir is not only the ...