Home to remarkable rock formations, unpolluted night skies, and heaps of fossils, this underrated slice of New Mexico feels ...

While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored ...

Aerial surveys show large swaths of dead trees in Arizona and New Mexico, like these ponderosa pines on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Overgaard, Ariz.

Two wildfires in New Mexico are burning over 80,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders and an emergency response from state officials.

An emergency declaration was made for the Trout Fire response in southwest New Mexico, near Silver City.

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.

Apr. 27—The number of conifer trees dying in New Mexico's forests from bark beetle attacks more than doubled last year to 70,000 acres, especially near burn scars left by wildfires in 2022. Bark ...

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 ...

A new state report out this week finds conifer tree deaths – including iconic species like the Ponderosa and Pinyon pine – doubled in New Mexico’s forests last year.

A new state report out this week finds conifer tree deaths – including iconic species like the Ponderosa and Pinyon pine – doubled in New Mexico’s forests last year. The New Mexico Forest Health ...

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