Freezing winds, intense snow, and short growing seasons shape them. Ice and snow kill the growing tips (the apical buds), and fierce winds distort branches, killing windward limbs and resulting in ...
Forget everything you think you know about Arizona. While most travelers picture endless desert stretches, otherworldly red rock landmarks, and scorching summer heat, the state's best-kept secret lies ...
Following are the summer amenities Aspen Skiing Co. wants to add at the Elk Camp section of Snowmass Ski area. • 10 new mountain biking trails would add 12.9 miles along with a skills park with 1.2 ...
In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1 ...
Sixty percent of Bavaria’s alpine forests serve as protective forests that safeguard settlements and infrastructure from the impacts of extreme weather events. Climate change is putting these forests ...