In “The Oak and the Larch,” Sophie Pinkham examines a vast history and culture through the branches of its ancient trees.

It’s often easy to make assumptions about living things, but nature has a way of showing us that there are always exceptions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived ...

Stephen F. Arno of Missoula has self-published through Amazon a book on the ecology and history of the Northwestern larch titled “Golden Trees of the Mountain West.” According to the book’s cover, ...

As November comes to a close, we find ourselves just three weeks away from the official arrival of winter. Many of us have seen our first snowflakes already, and last week, we had a wintry mix that ...

Oct. 25—Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden eagles and red-tailed hawks soar far overhead. Mushrooms in every shade of ...

Sophie Pinkham’s “The Oak and the Larch” traces how Russian history and literature have shaped – and been shaped by – its deep forests.

In response to last week's column about identifying evergreens, reader Gary H. asks columnist Don Kinzler if a larch is considered an evergreen because it loses its needles in the winter. Reader Gary ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

It’s the perfect time to pay a visit to the Metolius Preserve. When I visited the Larch Trails last weekend, the Western larch trees were a shocking vibrant hue of yellow. During points of the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The NBC Montana Sky Team took to the skies high above the beautiful larch trees of the Seeley Lake area and Salmon Lake. During the investigation of a truck recovered from the ...

Google “Beautiful larch hikes in Washington state” and you will find posts by social media influencers and outdoor publications with gorgeous photos of bright-yellow larches against backdrops of snowy ...