The change in the DNR’s forest management harvest planning will benefit both elk and deer and their fondness for young aspen.

FLAGSTAFF — Beneath the scenic yellow and red leaves of soaring aspen trees in the Kachina Wilderness, forest ecologist Mike Stoddard is looking down. His concern isn’t the brilliant fall foliage but ...

Originally planned for 2028, the DNR says clearcutting aspen trees up north could start as soon as this year as Michigan ...

Two seasons of beaver censuses will help direct riparian area restoration, with Thompson Creek and Fourmile Creek highlighted as high-potential sites. Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams ...

Deer hunters often blame wolves for a lack of northern Minnesota whitetails. But wolf abundance, like deer abundance, and ...

The latest assessment of forest health in Colorado shows the Aspen area is experiencing a steady spread of infestation from Douglas fir beetles, but Pitkin County overall is faring much better than ...

Ed Cooper, who lives on Purdy Mesa in the Whitewater area, loves driving up Lands End Road to the top of Grand Mesa to escape the heat. “It’s just a beautiful place,” he said. Even from his house, he ...

Question: What’s the difference between a popple tree and an aspen? I hear the terms used interchangeably. Answer: Popple (or poplar) are common names for aspen trees because their genus is populus, ...

It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

The sound of quaking aspen leaves rustling in the wind. The way the sunlight falls through conifer branches. The sound of the river over smooth stones. These are just some of the things one might ...

Growing up in Barnum, Minnesota, south of Duluth, Kaysie Maleski said she knew nothing about Beltrami Island State Forest, Red Lake Wildlife Management Area or anywhere else in northwest Minnesota.