This sky - blue jay is one of the most specialized birds in the U.S. and Canada, its entire life history tightly connected with the availability of conifer seeds,
with pinyon seeds being highly favored.
Not exact matches
«The good news is that while there were some areas
with minimal regeneration, there were also areas that had a lot of
pinyon pine regeneration,» Redmond said.
With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional
pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events — the microclimate.
Redmond said current warming trends could reduce the number of areas
with microclimates favorable for future
pinyon pine recovery, not if but when the next drought happens.
At night, we socialized
with the rest of the summer staff in those magical waters as the smell of sweat from climbers and hikers blended
with the chlorine stench from the pool and the smoke from
pinyon and juniper wood.
She'd come upon a tree stand tucked about fifteen feet high in a
pinyon,
with tree steps still in place.