2024 was a rough year for New Mexico trees, with more than double the tree deaths than the year before. There were 70,000 acres of dead trees, up from 33,000 in 2023.

Explore the impact of tree disease and drought in New Mexico. Discover how warmer conditions are affecting forest health.

2024 was a rough year for New Mexico trees, with more than double the tree deaths than the year before. There were 70,000 acres of dead trees, up from 33,000 in 2023.

Tree deaths in New Mexico forests have doubled since 2023, according to a state survey released Monday, driven by insects and stress from prolonged warmer conditions.

Twice as many trees died in New Mexico's forest from 2023 to 2024, according to the Forest Health Conditions report released on Monday ...

Bark beetles are important for New Mexico's forest ecosystems. They usually attack stressed trees, which are then replaced by younger, stronger trees. Here are some of the busy bugs responsible ...

Learn about the beautiful black cherry, a tree that is attractive in the landscape and can be easily identified, but has a dark side.

Mitchell Newberry has published research on tree branching supported by University of Michigan and University of New Mexico. He volunteers with Cool It Burque, a tree-planting group in Albuquerque ...