Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Pinyon pine typically grows either in pure stands or with juniper.

Pinyon pine trees are integral in processes that control ... Research Professor Neil Cobb of Northern Arizona University, and Assistant Research Professor Michael Clifford of the Desert Research ...

Pinyon pines all over the Southwest were doing the ... Lisa Floyd of Prescott College in Arizona; Jayne Belnap of the U.S. Geological Survey in Moab, Utah; Jesse J. Anderson of Northern Arizona ...

An old two-leaf pinyon pine on the Grand Canyon North Rim, Arizona. Photo credit: bloodredrapture on Flickr A two-leaf pinyon pine cone with nuts inside Northeast of Valle, Arizona. Photo credit ...

Pinyon pine trees are integral in processes that control ... Research Professor Neil Cobb of Northern Arizona University, and Assistant Research Professor Michael Clifford of the Desert Research ...

A 2007 study by researchers at the University of Northern Arizona estimated that 150 Clark's Nutcrackers cached roughly 5 million pinyon pine nuts in a single season, benefiting not only the birds ...

Other states with population were Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado ... Defenders of Wildlife argued without pinyon jays, the iconic piñon pine trees could also go extinct.

A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they flew over the piñon pine and juniper woodlands that sweep across the foothills. “They have really fun calls,” said Peggy Darr, then the ...