Learn how to identify the aspen tree in the forest, as well as facts about the tree's habitat, range, silviculture, and management.

At a time when the American public remains largely unconcerned about climate change, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies has helped develop a tool that could more clearly convey the grim ...

Our boots crunched through the snow with every step as our eyes scanned the forest. When searching for the ideal tree, one must forget the notion of finding the perfect Christmas tree. It doesn’t ...

Instead of growing tall or circumferentially large, the tree sends out roots from which other tree-like plants grow. In this way, a single Panda aspen can be easily mistaken for a small forest of ...

Cottonwoods are Aspen’s original street tree, and they are the most common tree in town. But city officials say there might be too many of them. Meanwhile, a new beetle is killing ash trees in ...

Named for Colorado’s native aspen tree, Populus tremuloides, and designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Studio Gang, the much-anticipated hotel opened in October of 2024.

The recent talk of wildfires in Aspen opens the chance to discuss one of my pet peeves about my beloved hometown of 54 years. The “tree policy” that Aspen bought hook, line and sinker from ...

At 11:26 a.m. on Saturday, a 22-year-old female skier collided with a tree on the Exhibition run at Aspen Highlands, according to an Aspen Skiing Company press release.

Above and at the top of the page: These unusual lumps and girdling bands were small twiggall fly galls that continued to grow with the tree. Photos by Jeff Mitton. Remember that aspen roots thrust up ...

One implication is that the environment in Aspen could become too warm by 2030 to support the aspen tree species.

One implication is that the environment in Aspen could become too warm by 2030 to support the aspen tree species. The center’s staff worked with climate scientists from the University of Arizona to ...