Skis get tucked away, trail rides replace powder days and the first hints of green return to our beloved Aspen trees. There ...

Bloom’s dissertation is in phenology, a field of study that looks at the seasonal timing of plant activity in relation to the ...

The record low snowpack isn’t just impacting recreation on the mountain — it’s presenting a real risk to Aspen’s tree populations. In mountain towns, snowpack historically buffers the ecosystem, ...

New research from Western Colorado University shows that the long-held conventional belief about aspen trees being resilient to wildfires is more than just an anecdotal assumption. Matt Harris, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carvings made over decades by Basque herders are endangered as their canvas, the aspens, are at risk. Sawtooth Mountains, 2011, ...

Popples and aspens are members of the Salicaceae family, which Linnaeus named for their cousin, the willows, that are in the same family. “Salix” is the Latin name the Romans used for willow.