An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand forest department will soon establish seven new pine needle briquette units before the upcoming forest fire season.

Presettlement Conditions of Ponderosa Pine Forests in the American Southwest remains the most comprehensive look at the subject to date. Fire is a natural, vital component of most western forest ...

"So many people worked to preserve the pine barrens," said one fire manager, "and along comes an insect the size of a grain ...

It’s native to western pine forests, especially lodgepole and ponderosa ... and rivers will crest earlier—before the dry season, when people and ecosystems need the water most.