 You know, Wyoming's mountain forests are tremendously diverse. For example, just within 30 feet of me are six different trees and shrubbed species. Let's start off with Aspen. This Latin name is populous tremuloides, and for good reason, as it blows in the wind, you can see the leaves tremble, if you will. And then sagebrush, this one, Wyoming, big sagebrush, it's name very important to the state of Wyoming. Right over here is what's called common juniper. Now these berries are very important for wildlife, but did you know that they also go to flavor that alcoholic beverage called gin? And simply right above this is what's called limber pine. We can tell limber pine for two reasons. One is the needles have racks of five needles. But the other incredible thing is that I can literally tie the branch into a pretzel and not harm it. Then as we walk over here, probably the most common tree of the forest is the lodgepole pine. It's needles having racks of just two. And then simply right behind me, most folks would consider these to be spruce trees, but the reality is they're fir trees. And the reason why I know that is that as I go up here and touch the needles, they're very soft. In fact, these are Douglas fir. So as you're exploring Wyoming's mountain forests, please remember that diversity is the name of the game, and it's much more than just a pine forest. This has been Tom Heald from the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, exploring the nature of Wyoming.