The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at ...

A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems explores how different management strategies affect beetle diversity in spruce plantations severely impacted by bark beetle outbreaks. The research ...

Klongerbo is concerned about the outbreak of spruce budworm ... and it really contributes to a buildup of the fuels in the forest here and makes our wildfire hazard pretty much out of control ...

A property dispute spanning several years between the state of Pennsylvania and a group of homeowners along a renowned trout ...

The work was made possible through the Arrowhead Forest Partnership, an agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and five northeastern Minnesota ...

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual Forest Health Report, the current spruce budworm outbreak is the worst Minnesota has experienced since 1961. Acres with spruce ...