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Love them or loathe them, pinyon-juniper woodlands are a growing biofuel battleground
In the eyes of the BLM, pinyon pine and juniper trees are weedy species that invade sagebrush rangelands and increase the risk of wildfire. They say an overabundance of pinyon-juniper woodlands ...
Navajo-Hopi Observer2d
Nuts for Piñon: Booming crop expected this year, at last
Rumors the piñon had dropped started circulating in early September. I was skeptical, having been schooled by an old-timer ...
Nevada Appeal2d
BLM Christmas tree permits available
The permit allows the purchaser to cut only a pinyon pine or juniper tree. The cutting of all other tree species is ...
ETV News13d
BLM Utah Begins Holiday Tree Cutting Permit Sales
The BLM opened non-commercial Christmas tree permits for sale statewide on Nov. 12. This annual event allows the public to ...
EurekAlert!2y
Biosphere 2 Pine Experiment Concludes (IMAGE)
Caption Pinyon pine trees at the conclusion of the Biosphere 2 experiment. The tree left was kept 4 degrees Celsius warmer and died weeks before the drought-stressed tree kept at ambient ...