After reviewing 40 trees across three counties, the Colville National Forest has selected the tree that come December will grace the lawn of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. “It’s a very ...

Timber and bug experts have begun an intensive study of a giant blowdown of Engelmann spruce and aspen trees, estimated to cover 600 to 700 acres, in the headwaters of North Thompson Creek. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the middle of the last century, Montana produced more than 4 million Christmas trees. The ...