At nearly 2 million acres, this national forest in New Mexico near Albuquerque is prime for outdoor adventures. Hiking, ...

A group of hikers in the San Gabriel Mountains recently encountered a rare sighting: a large family of bighorn sheep. As seen ...

Six hikers from Texas, including five juveniles, were rescued in Colorado Saturday after becoming lost during a day hike at ...

A NASA satellite captured rare images of Southern California mountains blanketed in snow, after a powerful storm system swept through bringing blizzard warnings, torrential rains and strong winds.

More than 85% of the world's bird, mammal, and amphibian species live in mountains, particularly in forest habitats, but researchers report that these forests are disappearing at an accelerating rate.

The largest remaining piece of unconserved private property in the Green Mountain National Forest has been permanently protected from development. The Rolston Rest property spans 2,744 acres along ...

(Getty Images: Jason Edwards ... Back in the 1980s, about 25,000 to 30,000 hectares of old-growth mountain ash forest stood in the area, Professor Lindenmayer says. "Now it's 1,886 ha.