SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Sugar Pine Foundation is a small South Lake Tahoe-based nonprofit that has been dedicated to saving the sugar pines of the region by planting thousands of seedlings in ...

In 1859, a deposit of silver was discovered in a peak of the Virginia Range, the first major silver discovery in the United States, kicking off a silver rush that brought thousands of prospectors to ...

Monty Marengo, of Glacier Cone Company, holds a sugar pine cone at his residence in Polson on Friday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Pine cones dipped in a white decorative paint sit in ...

Pine cones are all around us in holiday celebrations. Ever wondered which kind is which? Here's a guide to help you identify some common ones. Bristlecone pine: The cones are 1½ to 4 inches long, with ...

DAVIS — A frozen forest, preserved as tiny seeds packed in tall stacks of labeled boxes, holds the future of California‘s scorched woodlands. With wildfires consuming trees at an alarming rate, the ...

The Sugar Pine Trail in Cuyamaca that climbs up to Middle Peak was once home to some of the grandest old pine and fir trees in the county. Its namesake, the sugar pine, is the largest native pine in ...