Snow-covered pine trees are pictured in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Millcreek on Jan. 12. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News) ...

You’ll travel under the shade of pine trees and, in the right season, spot native wildflowers, including the funky red snow plant. To start, park at the Buckhorn Day Use area or the large ...

The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the ...

Zeleznik points out that trees that hold their leaves into winter have been most affected, and ironwood and Ponderosa pines in his own yard are still bent from the extra weight of ice and snow ...