When it comes to timber harvesting, removing the whole tree—from stump to twigs—doesn’t reduce plant diversity any more than old-fashioned logging, which leaves tree branches behind in the woods. As ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've cut down a tree -- whether because of disease, storm damage, or age -- you might have been left with hefty logs or worse, a stubborn ...

Researchers are using tree-ring dating to determine not only when trees were cut down to build historic log buildings in the region but also what the forests were like before European immigrants ...

Parts of this forest 60 miles west of Denver could use a thinning — on that locals, U.S. Forest Service staff, academic experts and even many environmentalists agree. The same could be said of ...

SUMMIT COUNTY ” Along with composting chips from dead lodgepole at the landfill, turning them into pellets for fuel in Kremmling and lathing logs, another Summit County resident has found a way to use ...

A symbol of life, ancient sundial or just firewood? Tree-ring scientists trace the origin of a tree log unearthed almost a century ago. A majestic ponderosa pine, standing tall in what is widely ...