News Source 8 Reporter Megan Waceken explains how the spruce budworm could impact Northern Maine and what some folks are ...

Red spruce and white pine are commonly found on small hummocks or slightly elevated areas associated with the coniferous swamp. Speckled alder is a common associate of the fringes of this forest ...

The U.S. Forest Service and other partner organizations will be undertaking mitigation efforts for spruce beetle-killed trees around the Seward Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest ...

Klongerbo is concerned about the outbreak of spruce budworm ... the trees just defoliate and they die, and it really contributes to a buildup of the fuels in the forest here and makes our wildfire ...

It has natural predators and a whole forest of food supply primarily feasting on spruce and fir trees… which make up the majority of the Northern Maine forest. “Roughly every 35 to 40 years or ...

The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at a level not seen since 1961 The eastern spruce budworm — a native ...

Forests are among the most important ecosystems in nature, constantly evolving, yet their monitoring is often delayed,” says Rytis Maskeliūnas, a ...

Located in the boreal zone, the main tree species found in this urban forest include Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch. The researchers used aerial image data spanning 16 years ...

Located in the boreal zone, the main tree species found in this urban forest include Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch. The researchers used aerial image data spanning 16 years ...