Historically, West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest had a large portion of the red spruce ecosystem which was ...

In the lower portion of the mountain conifer zone, red spruce and balsam fir are both common. However, with increasing elevation, balsam fir tends to dominate. Near timberline, black spruce joins with ...

Red spruce trees are truly remarkable sights to behold. Ancient coniferous giants of the forest with a long history of ...

In Mount Washington, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation would like to build resiliency into a wooded 275-acre tract donated to the state but not part of the state forest ... That ...

Last week, students and family members from Red Fox Community School participated in their annual Mountain Day hike at Merck ...

Spruces are not native in the state except for the tip of Western Maryland, where the rare red spruce grows in the mountains. (Maryland Biodiversity Project notes that prior logging and wildfires ...

It’s just one tree, but it’s a balsam fir that I planted and get to watch grow knowing I’ve helped Terra Nova National Park ...

Across Canada and abroad, the commercial forest industry has created monoculture conifer plantations of lodgepole pine, ...

white spruce, balsam fire, jack pine, red pine, quaking aspen and paper birch. Boreal species prefer cooler summer averages, ...

Nestled in the heart of Wales, one incredible forest lined with thousands of pine and spruce trees, has visitors so enchanted ...

The forest features a series of walks that take in streams and waterfalls - and it's so pretty some visitors can't believe ...

The UK isn't short of stunning locations, but this enchanting walk is one of the very best places for a stroll this autumn ...