Matt Harris, a forest fire researcher at Western and lead-author of the study, says that two decades of data on fires across ...

As the Mountain Gardener, I often hear folks asking for trees that grow fast. You want shade, privacy, and beauty, and you ...

The quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is one of Colorado’s most iconic trees and maybe its most dramatic. With smooth white ...

A new study suggests aspen trees are more than just pretty to look at in the fall. They actually stop wildfires from spreading.

These territorial canines, who live and hunt in packs, were reintroduced to the national park 30 years ago. It’s good news for the park’s quaking aspen.

The restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park has helped revive an aspen tree population unique to the region, ...

The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, ...

I’m pretty sure this was a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) or as many of us New Englanders know them, a quaking poplar. When I think of a "cheery" tree, I think of quaking aspens.

Aspen roots can lie dormant under the soil as a fire clears the area, and new suckers will rise to the surface to quickly reforest the affected area faster than other types of trees.