One of the southern yellow pine trees that have native populations in Frederick County is the shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata). There are some small populations of this tree scattered around Sugarloaf ...

California’s drought and bark-beetle infestation killed more than 129 million trees between 2012 and 2016 in the Sierra Nevada. But amid the devastation stood some survivors. At the time, UC Davis ...

Environmental and biological threats to forests across the United States are presenting challenges for federal and state agencies as well as private landowners. Drought, pest outbreaks and invasive ...

In 1859, a deposit of silver was discovered in a peak of the Virginia Range, the first major silver discovery in the United States, kicking off a silver rush that brought thousands of prospectors to ...

The fossilized remains of Whitebark pine trees found beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region were once part of an ancient forest that thrived for centuries before disappearing, ...

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 photograph, donated in 1922 by ...