Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.

Aspen, also known as aspen poplar, poplar (especially outside North America), popple, trembling aspen, bigtooth aspen, quaky and a dozen other local names, is a wonderful wood for many use. The lumber ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – In northern Yellowstone National Park, saplings of quaking aspen, an ecologically important tree in the American West, are being broken by a historically large bison herd, ...

I was up in the White Mountains this weekend, walking out to my car in the AMC’s Highland Center parking lot after a hike, and there between the buildings and the cars was a gorgeous aspen tree ...

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It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

The record numbers of bison in Yellowstone National Park threaten the recovery of the park’s iconic quaking aspen, which scientists had hoped was on the mend, a study has found. The findings, ...

FLAGSTAFF — Beneath the scenic yellow and red leaves of soaring aspen trees in the Kachina Wilderness, forest ecologist Mike Stoddard is looking down. His concern isn’t the brilliant fall foliage but ...