"An essential companion for the amateur tree fan and a valuable source of information for the professional." -- Jerry Franklin, world-renowned forest ecologist and professor emeritus, College of the Environment, University of WashingtonNorthwest Trees offers an exceptional blend of expertise and visual artistry. Covering Washington, Oregon, southern British Columbia, southwestern Alberta, most of Idaho and Montana, and the greater Yellowstone National Park...

"Concluding with an enticing visitors’ guide to notable Douglas fir specimens throughout the West, this book offers lively perspectives on a tree that we perhaps take for granted too often." -- Coast WeekendWesterners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir--but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as Oaxaca, Mexico. They flourish in the Cascades, Rocky Mountains...

Shaped by fire for thousands of years, the forests of the western United States are as adapted to periodic fires as they are to the region's soils and climate. Our widespread practice of ignoring the vital role of fire is costly in both ecological and economic terms, with consequences including the decline of important fire-dependent tree and undergrowth species, increasing density and stagnation of forests, epidemics of insects and diseases, and the high potential for severe wildfires.

The magnificent stands of old-growth trees that characterize the forests of western North America depend on periodic fires for their creation or survival. Deprived of that essential disturbance process eventually they die, leaving an overcrowded growth of smaller trees vulnerable to intense blazes and epidemics of insects and disease.In Mimicking Nature's Fire, forest ecologists Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler present practical solutions to the pervasive problem of deteriora...

The West’s vast ponderosa pine forest has been home to people for thousands of years. Ponderosa from distant mountains provided timbers for the ancient pueblos of the Southwest. Pioneers on horseback extolled the giant pines and grassy glades of yesterday’s forest. Ponderosa timber was used to build Gold Rush-era flumes, sluice boxes, and mine shafts, as well as ties and trestles for the transcontinental railroad.Ponderosa: People Fire, and the West’s Most Iconic Tree