Learn how to identify a rose-breasted grosbeak ... Ironically, pine grosbeaks rarely nest in pine trees. Lichen, evergreen needles and feathers soften the inside of the nest.

According to botanist John Thomas Howell’s “Marin Flora,” five pine species grow in Marin. Bishop pine, Monterey pine, ...

Step up your wilderness survival game by learning how to use the resources around you, such as abundant pine trees.

Researchers in Japan have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper ...

Because Idaho has a varied range of latitudes, altitudes, soils, and precipitation patterns, the state has a wider variety of native trees than most other Rocky Mountain states. The first step in ...

Pine trees, as with any typical conifer, keep their needles all year. Deciduous trees, such as maple, birch, or hickory, drop their leaves as the days grow colder. This is a mechanism used to ...