It’s difficult to see the forest for the trees, especially when most of those trees are conifers. After all, conifers all tend to look the same, especially from a distance. People don’t come from all ...

Families can again visit the San Juan National Forest to cut their own Christmas tree, with seasonal permits available online ...

Lush, sprawling forests, trails littered with cones and the clean, waxy smell of evergreens in the crisp morning air: Colorado. This state is known for its towering lodgepole pines, pale blue spruces ...

This moderately difficult eight-mile Bolinas hike on Ridge, Teixeira, and Pablo Point trails is in a quiet, peaceful Douglas fir forest. I did not see another person all day. Marin historian Dewey ...

The subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) is native to the mountains, of Colorado. It is pretty well adapted to Summit County as it occurs at high altitudes, to 12,000 ft, is commonly found at and ...

The Douglas fir is the state tree of Oregon but it has Scottish (Perthshire) roots taking its name from David Douglas, a botanist from Scone. By Fiona Bird Mother of six usually found foraging in the ...