Climate change, meaning increased heat and dryness, was a lead threat to the pinyon jay throughout its New Mexico range, read the petition, impact the piñon pine trees the bird feeds on and the ...

Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. A pinyon jay sits in a juniper tree.

Question: I took these photos on one of the piñon trees nearest our house. We have thousands of piñon here on our land and our neighbor’s land, some of which have died within 12–14 days of ...

The tree is a conifer and the lineal taxonomy is Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus edulis. Mill. Pinyon pine is also commonly called Colorado pinyon, nut pine, pinon pine, pinyon, Pinyon pine ...

They’re back — the same species of bark beetle that decimated New Mexico’s piñon trees a decade ago. Local arborists say populations of the match head-sized insect, also known as the ips or ...