Western Juniper News Today

On March 1, student competitors had an opportunity to present entrepreneurial concepts at a Shark Tech Venture Pitch Competition, an event where the panel of judges listen to business pitches and help prepare teams for the Catalyze Challenge. Six teams that successfully navigated Shark Tech are moving on compete in front of a panel of judges for the Catalyze competition on April 20. The Catalyze Challenge fosters project development, design, and communications skills, while boosting public under...

Western junipers have been steadily expanding across Oregon, depleting water resources in areas that have already been suffering from low rainfall. A proposed bill by Oregon lawmakers aims to change that.

 Traveler.jpg – The state’s biggest Bristlecone pine tree can be found in the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area, outside of Las Vegas. Photo courtesy of Famartin The Nevada Division of Forestry’s State Big Tree Program has been identifying the largest specimen of every native and introduced tree species growing in Nevada since 1992.The division’s first register listed some 70 trees, which, with submissions from the public throughout the years, has grown to 303 tree species...