Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Alpine plants face a number of threats: Recreation (trampling and disturbance ...

Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...

Whenever my father came to visit me when I was in college at the University of Vermont, he would insist on hiking Mount Mansfield. Sophie Oehler is communications coordinator at the Forest Society.

Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate ...

The Something Wild team is above treeline on Mount Washington, exploring the ecological zones of New England’s highest peak. While many visitors focus on summiting, Chris Martin of NH Audubon and Dave ...