Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Varlin Higbee walks through a dense pinyon-juniper woodland in Lincoln County, Nev. The county commissioner would like to see the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Piñon pine trees: They’re just like us. New research from Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates a stress-free piñon might be ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple ...

Pinyon-juniper woodlands host unique wildlife and wildlife habitat, as well as areas for hiking and outdoor recreation. They are also part of a web of healthy ecosystems that, together, help to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding Pinyon Jays to the endangered species list. The agency started a 12-month evaluation of the species earlier this month ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It’s hard to celebrate the holidays in New Mexico without a little piñon. “It’s what you do every year. You get together from wherever it is you live, and you go piñon picking,” ...

Death is making the neighborhood begin to look a little shabby. Pinyon pine trees in south central Idaho, particularly in and around City of Rocks National Reserve are dying in noticeable numbers.

A new study of die-off of aspens in Colo. identified a three-year drought. Feb. 16, 2013— -- Over the past decade, researchers have documented the increased vulnerability of large stands of a ...