Although elk typically adapt to forest disturbances such as forest fires and logging, a new study found that during the summer, elk avoided areas with extensive tree mortality that has occurred due to ...

Loss of the heat-shielding forest canopy and the obstacle of fallen trees have caused elk to avoid beetle-killed areas of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, according to new research by ...

This week’s trail challenge is to explore a local trail (or your backyard aspen grove) and search for signs of recent “barking” — the stripping of an aspen’s bark by elk, deer, or moose for food. Take ...

After the Minnesota DNR’s aerial elk survey last winter revealed lower than expected elk numbers, we made the decision to ...

Two words, and a tiny little creature, strike fear in the hearts of many Colorado outdoor enthusiasts: bark beetle. But new research from University of Colorado Boulder reveals that even simultaneous ...

While snowshoeing through deep powder in a stand of aspen trees recently, I noticed black and deeply furrowed bark at the base of the oldest trees. I reflected back to what a friend once told me: ...

Two words, and a tiny little creature, strike fear in the hearts of many Colorado outdoor enthusiasts: bark beetle. But new research from CU Boulder reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle ...

New research reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle outbreaks are not a death sentence to the state's beloved forests. The study found that high-elevation forests in the southern Rocky Mountains ...