After reviewing 40 trees across three counties, the Colville National Forest has selected the tree that come December will grace the lawn of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. “It’s a very ...

Like careful note-takers during the past 1,250 years, Engelmann spruce trees high in the Yellowstone National Park backcountry have left behind a record of how harsh summer temperatures have been. A ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the middle of the last century, Montana produced more than 4 million Christmas trees. The ...