Pine trees, for example ... spawn thousands of flowers in the fire's wake. And many animals also take advantage of the freshly burned forest. The charred remains of trees provide the perfect ...

Across western North America, in millions of acres of pine forest, the story is the same. Drive through parts of Colorado, and you’ll encounter entire mountainsides painted with rust.

When volcanic activity in the northern Hemisphere caused the temperature to plunge further, the pine forest trees became ... to changes in the plants and animals that live in the valleys below.

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend ... on the Gila National Forest to develop ...