Pinyon–juniper woodland, also spelled piñon–juniper woodland, is a biome found mid-elevations in arid regions of the Western United States, characterized by being an open forest dominated by low, bushy, evergreen junipers, pinyon pines, and their associates.

Feb 3, 2015 · Pinyon-juniper woodlands are remarkably varied, not only in the structure of stands and the species comprising them, but also in the ways they are classified.

Outdoor recreation activities are popular in pinyon and juniper woodlands such as hunting, mountain biking and camping. Uses that are most common in pinyon and juniper woodlands include firewood collection, fence posts and rails, pinyon …

Feb 3, 2015 · Although pinyon-juniper woodlands cover millions of acres, they are among the least-studied North American forest types. Defined by the presence of one or more species of pinyon pine (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.), this forest type is associated with a range of different vegetation.

Piñon-juniper woodlands are widespread in the lower elevations ranging from 4,900 to 8,000 feet on Colorado’s West Slope and exist in limited distribution in south-central Colorado and on the Eastern Plains.

Some of the oldest stands throughout the Intermountain West are low statured open semiarid woodlands composed of such species as bristle cone pine (Pinus longaeva), limber pine (P. (lexilis), juniper (Juniperus sp.) and pinyon (Pinus sp.).

Dec 1, 1990 · As a codominant with juniper species (Juniperus spp.), pinyon trees predominate in pinyon-juniper woodlands of the semidesert zone, which cover nearly 24.7 million ha (61 million acres), extending from Texas to California (9).

Pinyon-juniper vegetation covers 40 million hectares (100 million acres) across the western US (Romme et al. 2009), and 8.3 million ha (20 million acres) in the Great Basin (Suring et al. 2005). It is composed of different dominant species depending on location (Figure 1).

Pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands occupy over 78,000 square miles of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. These woodlands have persisted for tens of thousands of years and provide important biodiversity …

Both pinyon and juniper tree species are adapted to tolerate a broad range of environmental conditions, enabling them to compete with a variety of plant communities and achieve wide distribution.