The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

Environment and open lands reporter Brian Maffly joins host Daedan Olander to discuss his reporting on a bark beetle epidemic that is killing Utah’s notoriously resilient bristlecone pines.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY • High on the craggy shoulders of Mount Evans, above 11,500 feet where the spruce and fir no longer prevail, an exclamation is heard. Observes one in a group visiting from ...

In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change. Among them is the oldest tree on Earth. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) trees, The Methuselah Grove ...

In 1964, graduate student Donald Rusk Currey asked for permission to cut down a tree growing on Wheeler Peak in Nevada's Great Basin National Park. Though there are different accounts on the ...

Located off Highway 395, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest holds the world’s oldest trees. Our hike along the 4-mile Methuselah Loop Trail reveals awe-inspiring giants like the Methuselah Tree at ...