The state has awarded Nantucket $119,400 in habitat restoration funding to help protect pitch pine forests at Head of the ...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has invited the public to a meeting to discuss a ...

A number of conservation areas on the Vineyard are receiving state funding to help prevent invasive species from degrading ...

Pine beetles can quickly decimate entire landscapes. Watching for signs of infestation and acting quickly will help you save ...

The Department of Agriculture has significantly increased the size of an ‘exclusion zone’ following the discovery of a number of Monterey Pine Engraver beetles in Clare and Limerick.

Our forests have been dying due to uncontrolled pine beetles for over 50 years because DDT, an insecticide that controlled them, was banned. DDT was banned by EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus ...

The wildfires in Southern California, as is already known, have been devastating. But a story about how a classic Volkswagen Beetle was rescued by its owner is interesting. The car is said to have ...

A major outbreak of southern pine beetles and other invasive pests in the Southeast similarly lead to timber loss, further exacerbating fire risk. And once the fire takes hold, the heat can create ...

Experts say the southern pine beetle has killed about 80% of the trees in Napeague State Park. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost; Photo Credit: Newsday / Steve Pfost ...

Thousands of acres of trees have been killed by the southern pine beetle in the 10 years since they arrived in Suffolk County, foresters say, heightening the risk of wildfires by generating heavy ...

The city of Ridgeland will have spent $1 million in removing dead trees as a result of last year’s drought and pine beetle infestation. About 130 trees are being cut at Friendship Park on Lake Harbour ...