The whitebark pine tree is a staple of Alpine ecosystems in western North America.These forests cover more than 80 million acres of land in two Canadian provinces and seven U.S. states, including ...

Please be aware firefighters may be working along Skyline Drive, Highway 211 East and Thornton Gap Entrance. Rain and wind have weakened tree branches, resulting in hanging tree limbs that are ...

LURAY, Va. — The Rocky Mount Fire in Shenandoah National Park wildfire grew to more than 5,600 acres Wednesday, closing scenic Skyline Drive and multiple trails, including the Appalachian Trail ...

In August of this year, three researchers made a stunning discovery: The world’s largest sugar pine, by volume, was in Yosemite National Park. The discovery marked the end of a four-decade ...

Covering 197,439 acres, Shenandoah National Park is a long stretch of land within Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains—as wide as 13 miles at points and narrower than one mile at others. Throughout ...