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The return of wolves and other predators to Yellowstone has reduced elk browsing, allowing aspen trees to grow back for the ...
Aspen trees have seen better days, but gray wolves are helping them out. Yellowstone National Park isn't just home to geysers ...
Aspen forest is reclaiming the skyline of Yellowstone National Park after decades of controversy over efforts to return ...
The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, ...
Forest bathing dates back to ancient Japanese Shinto and Buddhist beliefs that spirits inhabit natural elements, which can ...
Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, ...
Matt Harris, a forest fire researcher at Western and lead-author of the study, says that two decades of data on fires across four states paints a clear picture that aspen trees have a natural ...
For the first time in 80 years, aspen trees are thriving in Yellowstone National Park in the US, due mostly to the ...
A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that ...
The restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park has helped revive an aspen tree population unique to the region, ...
The reintroduction of large carnivores has initiated a recovery process that had been shut down for decades,” says Painter in a statement.
A new study suggests aspen trees are more than just pretty to look at in the fall. They actually stop wildfires from spreading.