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Ponderosa pine forest is a plant association and plant community dominated by ponderosa pine and found in western North America. It is found from the British Columbia to Durango, Mexico . [ 1 ] In the south and east, ponderosa pine forest is the climax forest , while in the more northern part of its range, it can transition to Douglas-fir or ...
The Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine forest is a plant community at an elevation of 2,000–2,700 metres (6,600–8,900 ft) in the Rocky Mountains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 89 It is an important temperate coniferous forest ecoregion , including some endemic wildlife and grass species that are only found in this ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) habitat .
Straddling the divide between the Great Basin and Colorado River, Dixie National Forest has elevations ranging from 2,800 ft (850 m) near St. George to 11,322 ft (3,451 m) on Boulder Mountain. Ashdown Gorge, Box-Death Hollow, Cottonwood Forest, and Pine Valley Mountain wilderness areas are in the forest. [47] Eldorado: California
The Methuselah Grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is the location of the "Methuselah", a Great Basin bristlecone pine that is 4,856 years old. [7] It is considered to be the world's oldest known and confirmed living non-clonal organism. It was temporarily superseded by a 5,062 year old bristlecone pine discovered in 2010.
Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne, pronounced [paʁk natyʁɛl ʁeʒjɔnal de lɑ̃d də ɡaskɔɲ]) is a protected area of pine forest, wetland and oceanic coastline located in the Landes de Gascogne natural region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The United States Forest Service is conducting prescribed burning programs in the 258,864-acre Francis Marion National Forest, located outside of Charleston, South Carolina. They are hoping to increase the longleaf pine forest type to 44,700 acres (181 km 2) by 2017 and 53,500 acres (217 km 2) in the long term. In addition to longleaf ...
This forest is found in fire-sheltered locations surrounded by pine-dominated uplands, including slopes near rivers and sinkholes. Sand laurel oak ( Quercus hemisphaerica ) is the typical oak species; post oak ( Quercus stellata ), southern red oak ( Quercus falcata ), and white oak ( Quercus alba ) are associates.
The clearing of large tracts for development has now reduced the pine rocklands to about 20,000 acres (81 km 2), most of which are now protected inside the Everglades National Park. Camp Everglades is a 253-acre (102 ha) campground owned by the Boy Scouts and located within the park. The pine forest is fire dependent, and the flora and fauna ...