Aspen forest is reclaiming the skyline of Yellowstone National Park after decades of controversy over efforts to return ...

After decades of decline, the aspen forests of northern Yellowstone are finally making a comeback, and believe it or not, it’s all thanks to the return of certain carnivores.A new long-term study has ...

Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, ...

The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, ...

Matt Harris, a forest fire researcher at Western and lead-author of the study, says that two decades of data on fires across four states paints a clear picture that aspen trees have a natural ...

Forest bathing dates back to ancient Japanese Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that spirits inhabit natural elements, which can ...

A natural experiment From May through June 2021, spongy moth caterpillars ate nearly every green leaf in our aspen forest. By early July, however, the trees grew another full set of leaves.

For the first time in 80 years, aspen trees are thriving in Yellowstone National Park in the US, due mostly to the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive. Of all the various ...

A single aspen clone, known as the “Pando” clone, is located in Fishlake National Forest in southern Utah and measures over 100 acres. This clone network is recognized as the “Most Massive ...

For example, the bark of young quaking aspen may be grayish-white but as the tree ages, the bark, especially around the base, becomes darker and furrowed and even a bit “warty.” ...