Sandwiched between a lodgepole pine on the left and a foxtail pine on the right is the first Jeffrey pine tree UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford observed in Sept. 2024 on a hike along Mount Kaweah in ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude ...

Turkey vultures soared just above the leaf canopy overhead Saturday as Van Wagner surveyed the tallest trees on the highest point in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The 47-year-old from Danville, ...

A Pennsylvania teacher and forester has completed his goal of climbing a tree atop the highest point he could access in all 67 of the state’s counties. Van Wagner’s journey started close to home in ...

Van Wagner got a good look at Pennsylvania from the treetops. While on a quest to become the first person to climb the highest tree on the highest peak in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, Wagner saw ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Hyperion, the planet's tallest tree, remains hidden. Park officials protect this giant coast redwood in California's Redwood National and State Parks. Excessive visitors damage its delicate forest ...