Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of ...

Alpine regions are coming under increasing pressure from pests and pathogens Researchers have found a way to tackle a disease that threatens thousands of hectares of Alpine forests each year.

A lawsuit filed by the Cleveland National Forest Foundation and California Native Plant Society claims the project threatens the endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly, western spadefoot (a toad), and ...