“First, it will damage and degrade permafrost and the tundra landscape faster and create lots of issues for people living there.” Before visiting, Fong’s team analyzed data using high-resolution ...

The cooler temperatures shifted the tree line downslope and transformed the high mountain landscape from forest to the alpine tundra that exists today. One of the paper’s authors, David McWethy ...

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to ...

In the tundra, sedge meadows, peat bogs, and ponds cover the landscape. In the subarctic forest, where the ground is firmer, tiny, stunted trees can live to be hundreds of years old. Standing less ...

With this intentional focus on protecting this unique landscape, there are few developed infrastructure areas in the park, which leads to traffic problems in areas including the Bear Lake Road ...

The cooler temperatures shifted the tree line downslope and transformed the high mountain landscape from forest to the alpine tundra that exists today. One of the paper's authors, David McWethy ...