Juniper

Environmentalists are now threatening to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) after significant bureaucratic delays in determining whether the Pinyon Jay deserves increased habitat protections.

Fresh research from the University of New Mexico’s biology department suggests that forest managers should waste no time replanting vast swaths of trees lost after major wildfires – like the historic Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak blaze.

Old growth forests are a natural and crucial resource for mitigating the ongoing effects of climate change because they provide clean drinking water and absorb carbon from our atmosphere.

For those who get seasonal allergies, there's some bad news: New research says those dreaded sniffles will only get worse as the planet warms. KUNM’s Bryce Dix talks with University of New Mexico Biology Professor William Pockman to get a grasp on how drought and warm weather are changing New Mexico’s allergy season.

The most abundant types of forest in New Mexico are made up of piñon and juniper trees.A five-year inventory of the state's forested lands shows the…