The Pine Tree Development Zones were the brainchild of Gov. John Baldacci, who took over as the state’s chief executive in 2003, at a time when the state was losing manufacturing jobs and a faced a ...

Reporting from the White Mountains, Calif. — — The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year.

Pine trees are so common in Korea that Koreans use parts of the tree such as the needles and pollen for special dishes, as well as the timber for numerous purposes. But in the hands of Moon Bong-sun, ...