It takes a lot of work before your tree even enters your home So, you bought a real Christmas tree: your entire house is about to smell like pine, your Christmas spirit couldn’t be higher, and your ...

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...

A scientist helps save Crater Lake’s whitebark pine trees from an invasive fungus. In 2002, “Oregon Field Guide” told the story of how an invasive fungus called blister rust was killing Crater Lake's ...

So, you bought a real Christmas tree: your entire house is about to smell like pine, your Christmas spirit couldn’t be higher, and your divine connection to nature couldn’t be stronger. But there’s ...