Aspen’s history is a dense saga – a multiple-plot short story that can bewilder the reader trying to follow all of the action. Its human players have been and still tend toward the colorful, creative ...

It’s not just the lodgepole pines that are dying in the Colorado mountains. Thirteen percent of aspen trees in the state are now affected by Sudden Aspen Decline, which is caused by disease and ...

The contrast of the smooth, pale gray bark and bright orange leaves of aspen trees in the fall is a sight to behold in Arizona's higher elevations. But this beautiful display is under threat from an ...

A proposal to try to revive aspen stands across 375,000 acres of the White River National Forest has drawn criticism from environmentalists, endorsements from some local governments and concerns from ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

It's 2026, and time to start wondering what to do with that Christmas tree in the living room that is rapidly drying and ...

To carve an aspen tree — to take a blade to the trunk for the sake of your initials, for example — is to do harm. Harm to a being with a life expectancy much like our own: 100 years, if we’re lucky.