Los Angeles Times

Love them or loathe them, pinyon-juniper woodlands are a growing biofuel battleground

CALIENTE, Nev. — When Varlin Higbee eyes the scrubby forest of pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert outside this old Union Pacific Railroad town, there’s just one thought that ...
The Bulletin

Homebuilders ask Bend to remove junipers from city’s protected tree list

Bend homebuilders are urging the city to remove juniper trees from its list of protected species under the city’s tree code, reasoning that keeping junipers will increase the cost of new homes while ...
The Bulletin

Juniper clear cut bill designed to conserve groundwater

A bill designed to thin out or eliminate juniper trees from potentially thousands of acres in rural parts of Central and Eastern Oregon is making its way through the state Legislature. House Bill 3135 ...
JSTOR Daily

Projected drought effects on the demography of Ashe juniper populations inferred from remote measurements of tree canopies

Tree mortality from drought is anticipated to increase as climate change promotes more frequent or severe water limitation. Ecosystem impacts of woody mortality depend on both the number and sizes of ...
KXAN

Texas House passes bill that removes Ashe Juniper tree protections, concerning environmentalists

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A bill filed by Texas House Rep. Ellen Troxclair, (R-Austin), that would remove municipal protections for Ashe Juniper trees across Texas, was passed by the Texas House of ...