Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is home to some of the oldest trees in North America, but new research shows these ancient trees are now facing their greatest challenge yet. An invasive fungus called ...

LEWISTON – The U.S. Forest Service is trying to bring back Idaho’s state tree to its former prominence. Western white pine were wiped out in the early to mid-1900s by a fungus that arrived from Europe ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is trunk section of a diseased ...

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a high‐elevation keystone species that sustains diverse subalpine ecosystems across western North America. Its ecological role encompasses nutrient cycling, snow ...

On a windswept promontory in Central Oregon, the embattled whitebark pine is being given a second chance to thrive. Around 100 seedlings of the threatened tree were carefully planted Thursday on ...

In the next few weeks 6,000 huskies, sent out by lumber companies and forestry services, will take to the woods, armed for total war. The enemy: white pine blister rust, an incurable fungus infection ...

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is trying to bring back Idaho's state tree to its former prominence. Western white pine were wiped out in the early to mid-1900s by a fungus that arrived ...