Late October and early November mark the golden age of Northwest Montana's landscape, when the western and alpine larch turn yellow and drop their needles for the winter. Larch live in the Northwest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 25—Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden ...

Western larches are stately trees, soaring 90 to nearly 200 feet tall, with branches that spill out in a neat cascade from a narrow crown. While the majority of conifers are evergreen — retaining ...

Stephen F. Arno of Missoula has self-published through Amazon a book on the ecology and history of the Northwestern larch titled “Golden Trees of the Mountain West.” According to the book’s cover, ...

As September turns to October every year, hikers in Washington rush to the mountains for “Larch Madness.” Across a few short autumn weeks in the Cascades, the popular deciduous conifers turn a vibrant ...

It’s the perfect time to pay a visit to the Metolius Preserve. When I visited the Larch Trails last weekend, the Western larch trees were a shocking vibrant hue of yellow. During points of the ...

DUFUR, Ore. — When fall rolls around in the Pacific Northwest, many head to the forest to search for gold. For those who know where to look, a rare yet splendid sight in parts of Oregon and Washington ...

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Fire is burning western larch in what amounts to an outdoor laboratory in the Flathead National Forest. When the flames are extinguished and the smoke clears, the fire will provide the opportunity for ...

Aug. 25—Fire is burning western larch in what amounts to an outdoor laboratory in the Flathead National Forest. When the flames are extinguished and the smoke clears, the fire will provide the ...

ARLTON RIDGE - Standing under a canopy of trees loaded with bright yellow needles framed against a deep blue sky, Steve Arno reaches over with his walking stick and knocks the snow off a 2-foot-tall ...