In winter, Western junipers sparkle with heavy loads of berries, attracting flocks of birds to snow-covered mountain slopes and desert uplands. Townsend’s solitaires establish territories around ...

Western Juniper also provides raptors with a high perch, putting sage grouse at a disadvantage and keeping rain from reaching the ground. Whitney said some of the junipers targeted for removal ...

But there was a purpose. This kind of information about western juniper just wasn't known. With the data Miyamoto gathered, a set of use guidelines — or design values — were created.

But junipers also grow in arid deserts and grasslands, as well as the western pine and oak forest zone. Juniper trees and shrubs are valuable for many reasons, such as long-term land ...