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Whitebark pine trees are found in cold, windy, high elevation areas in western North America. It's a relatively hardy species of tree, known for being one…
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Pine beetles and drought is leaving Wyoming and other states more susceptible to wildfires than at any point in recent memory, yet the federal fire policy…
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When you hear the word “boom” in the West, you usually think of the energy industry. But in the last 15 years, there’s been another kind: a timber boom.…
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People have been saying for years that forests ravaged by the mountain pine beetle are more fire-prone than healthy ones. But a new study out this week…
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114,000 new acres of bark beetle kill has been detected in an aerial survey done by the State Forestry Division for 2014. Most of that is in Bridger-Teton…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture starting a program that pays people to deliver dead trees to power plants that can convert them to biomass fuel. Large…
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The spread of mountain pine beetles is slowing in Wyoming, according to a survey from the U.S. Forest Service.Beetles killed 180,000 new acres of trees in…
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Wyoming forest officials anticipate another heavy fire season for this year.Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser says recent warm winters have been great…