Larimer County will likely be seeing more red, in the form of rust-colored ponderosa pines affected by mountain pine beetles.

“Our road has been nearly the whole day through the woods, that is, if beautiful groves of (ponderosa) pine trees can be called woods. … The country all through is burnt over, so often there is not ...

On the northwest corner of Manito Park, dozens of ponderosa pines appear to stand strong. Joggers and dog walkers weave ...

Sometimes, winter in the forest can seem like there isn’t much going on – especially if, like me, you might be out there with a group of 60 excited schoolchildren. Wildlife often make themselves ...

Samaras were helicoptering down and everyone was scrambling to get them. As ponderosa pines develop seeds in cones, a long wing is attached that slows their descent through the air. Poets say this is ...

Provo • In an arid mountain range of southwestern Utah stands a ponderosa, stubby by the standards of this stately red-barked pine species, that botanist Stan Kitchen came across in 2003 while ...

It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sounds the alarm about pine beetle outbreaks, there are steps ...

Ponderosa pine trees are one of the most ubiquitous conifer species in western North America, extending from southern British Columbia all the way down to northern Mexico. In the American Southwest, ...

Allen Zimmerman stands near a large ponderosa pine that was recently struck by lightning on his family’s property in Creston on Wednesday. (Casey Kreider photos/Daily Inter Lake) Fallen limbs are ...

A mountain chickadee peers down from its perch in a ponderosa pine. Click here for larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. As the most recent glaciers subsided, ponderosa pines move north from their ...

Families and children visiting the High Desert Museum have access to a new outdoor play area that is modeled on the ponderosa pine tree. The E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape opened earlier this month ...