Many of Tahoe’s sugar pines are stressed and dying. If you are a local or frequent visitor to the area, you may have noticed an increase in dead or dying pine trees in Carnelian Bay, Crystal Bay and ...

Along with “big tree hunters” Carl Casey and Martin Crawford, Taylor determined that the tree was the largest sugar pine by volume known to humans, with a volume of 5,761 cubic feet.

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

Tree hunters Michael W. Taylor, center, poses in Yosemite National Park in front of the second tallest sugar pine tree on record. Taylor, a big-tree hunter who has been charting some of the ...

The sugar pine - the tallest pine tree in North America, which grows needles in bundles of five and produces large, long pine cones - is native to Tahoe.

For their next project, the researchers are eyeing the sugar pine, a tree with 35 billion base pairs. The research was detailed this week in the journals Genetics and Genome Biology.

In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat sugar with minced pine needles on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add butter and orange zest; mix on medium-high speed until the butter ...

The previous tree that held the record for largest pine was "5,450 cubic feet." This giant measured in at "5,761 cubic feet." Making it not only the largest sugar pine tree but also the largest ...

A landmark sugar pine tree in Yosemite Valley, the centuries-old namesake for Sugar Pine Bridge on the Merced River below Royal Arches and Half Dome, fell in October.

The sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) can be identified by its huge cones, which can reach lengths of more than 20 inches and are about 4 to 6 inches wide. Sugar pines can grow as tall as 250 feet ...

To get involved with the Sugar Pine Foundation, mark your calendar with the following dates and locations. Please dress in layers and bring a full water bottle. Shovels, gloves and seedlings will ...