MLive

A tree that lived up to its name: ‘The Monarch’ ruled over an old growth forest for generations

GRAYLING, MI – For generations, this was the biggest and most-hugged tree in the largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. “The Monarch” presided as the crowned ...
KQED

The World's Largest Bishop Pine Forest Is in Point Reyes

Everyone’s heard about the wonders of California’s coastal redwood trees. They can live for hundreds, even one or two thousand years, all while enduring West Coast fires, storms and pests. But there’s ...
MLive

1890s recession gave us this stand of massive white pine trees in Northern Michigan

GRAYLING, MI - The largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula is the result of a recession. Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling is home to this 49-acre forest ...
The Conversation

How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

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