One of the most important, yet challenging, skills to nail down as a wilderness survivalist is tree identification. Beyond ...

Research has also delved into the biological responses of pine species to pitch canker disease ... fungus Fusarium circinatum that affects pine trees, leading to symptoms such as resinous cankers ...

"So many people worked to preserve the pine barrens," said one fire manager, "and along comes an insect the size of a grain of rice to wipe it all out." ...