Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:

Whitebark pine trees considered for protection

Whitebark pine, a tree native to the Cascades, is under investigation as a possible endangered species, according to a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcement Monday.

The hardy alpine plant is known as a keystone species, meaning it stabilizes the environment it lives in, making life....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.