Mountain pine beetles are native to western forests, and they have evolved with the trees they infest, such as lodgepole pine and whitebark pine trees.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

Rows of alpine birch and lodgepole pine lined their path.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wit'ch Storm]

In Utah, by contrast, lodgepole pine and aspen are dominant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colorado Plateau Semidesert Province (Bailey)] Reference

The trees, lodgepole pine and Englemann spruce, are all dead and down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Studies of Trees] Reference

In contrast to Ecoregion 19, lodgepole pine is absent from Ecoregion 21.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Utah (EPA)] Reference

Hurriedly Roy made his way through a forest of towering lodgepole pines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hoot]

The bark beetles Ips emarginatus and I. integer infest ponderosa and lodgepole pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierran Steppe - Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference

In strictly lodgepole territory, however, it may be the only promise of a new forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods] Reference

Its Inceptisols and Alfisols support Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, and subalpine fir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Utah (EPA)] Reference

Typical species are Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii and lodgepole pine Pinus contorta (R).    From Wordnik.com.  [Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada] Reference

For example, a high-intensity fire kills dwarf mistletoe, a parasitic plant of the lodgepole.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fire ecology fact sheet] Reference

Ponderosa pine is common; lodgepole pine is largely absent unlike in the Pumice Plateau (9e).    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oregon (EPA)] Reference

Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, and mountain mahogany occupy the north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

Timber harvesting is heaviest in riparian spruce and poplar areas, and upland lodgepole pine areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Cordillera forests] Reference

Subalpine forests consist of groves of limber pine (Pinus flexilis), lodgepole pine, and Jeffrey pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [California montane chaparral and woodlands] Reference

Other less prominent woodland types include lodgepole pine (P. contorta) and aspen (Populus tremuloides).    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Basin montane forests] Reference

Mountain hemlock, California red fir, lodgepole pine, western white pine, and whitebark pine are important.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierran Steppe - Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference

Natural vegetation includes aspen, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and areas of lodgepole pine and limber pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference

This year, a major boost to raw-material supplies consists of lodgepole pines in Colorado and British Columbia.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Questions for . . . Jon Strimling, President of WoodPellets.com] Reference

After the tightly knit darkness beneath the lodgepole pines, the light of Coleman lanterns was shockingly bright.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hard Truth]

Potential natural vegetation includes subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce, with lodgepole pine as a seral species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

In subalpine areas, Engelmann spruce (P. engelmannii), subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), and lodgepole pine grow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Okanagan dry forests] Reference

Vegetation is mostly Douglas fir, spruce, and lodgepole pine at lower elevations and alpine fir at middle elevations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference

Thus, instead of one or all of the expected fir species, large areas of the ecoregion are dominated by lodgepole pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [South Central Rockies forests] Reference

In some lodgepole stands, especially where only certain sizes are marketable, the cutting practically amounts to thinning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods] Reference

From 2,100-2,750 m, in the subalpine zone, lodgepole pine forms extensive forests mixed with meadows and montane chaparral.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierra Nevada forests] Reference

Approximately 80% of the park is forested, and 80% of that is dominated by lodgepole pine Pinus contorta. 15% is grassland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yellowstone National Park, United States] Reference

Ponderosa pine dominates most lower slopes in the montane zone, with lodgepole pine from the Rockies found in small numbers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Hills Coniferous Forest Province (Bailey)] Reference

The dense forests are dominated by lodgepole pine, Englemann spruce and subalpine fir; some areas are locally dominated by aspen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

Sierra lodgepole pine, red fir, western white pine, mountain hemlock, and whitebark pine comprise the moist forest at these elevations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Nevada (EPA)] Reference

The dense forests are dominated by Englemann spruce and subalpine fir; aspen and pockets of lodgepole pine locally dominate some areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference

Today Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine are common, along with lodgepole pine and some aspen parkland with a sagebrush and forb understory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

It is the dominant species, having 18 known associations with species like lodgepole pine, western serviceberry, mountain hemlock and Pacific rhododendron.    From Wordnik.com.  [White fir] Reference

It is also a secondary species in subalpine woodlands represented by whitebark pine, limber pine, mountain hemlock, lodgepole pine, western white pine and foxtail pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [White fir] Reference