Western juniper. By David Lukas . Jan. 11, 2005 12 AM PT . Share via ... gnarled shapes and massive root systems that penetrate rock cracks and allow the trees to survive on sheer rock faces ...

Pinyon-juniper woodlands host unique wildlife and wildlife habitat, as well as areas for hiking and outdoor recreation. They are also part of a web of healthy ecosystems that, together, help to ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - After extensive tests, Oregon State University has deemed western juniper - an invasive tree that has spread across much of Oregon - viable for commercial wood markets.

BOISE — Western Juniper trees spreading across rangeland could be turned into a livestock feed ingredient, nutritionist Travis Whitney told the Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee ...

Cobb had been in the decking business in the Bay Area, and this juniper decking intrigued him. He looked into the work of the Western Juniper Commercialization Project, an ad-hoc committee formed ...

Juniper plants and trees are widespread evergreens. Learn how to identify the common juniper by its leaves, ... In North America, most junipers grow in the western United States; ...

The West's imperiled sage grouse has a better chance of survival when juniper trees are removed from its habitat, according to new research. June 27, 2025. ... A male great western sage grouse.

Today the image is reversed, with those picturesque landscapes often overgrown with the same trees. A legacy of fire suppression has turned western juniper into a “native invasive,” expanding from 1 ...

Removing juniper trees from the western side of Deschutes County, where groundwater levels are deep and the volcanic rock is permeable, may not conserve much water at all, he said.

ALBUQUERQUE – Several dozen ancient alligator juniper trees have been illegally cut down at El Malpais National Monument in western New Mexico and authorities with the National Park Service are ...