Brent Stephenson / Young Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) plantation, replanted on a previously clear-cut Monterey pine plantation, with farmland in the distance, Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September 2011.

Brent Stephenson / View to the South from Te Mata Peak, past a big old Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) tree, with the hills dappled in sunshine and shade, Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September 2011.

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Eriophyllum field with Pine (Pinus sp) trees, Antelope Valley, California

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Island pine tree (Pinus radiata var. binata) cone, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Island pine tree (Pinus radiata var. binata) cones, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Junco (Junco insularis) on Guadalupe Island Pine Tree (Pinus radiata var. binata), Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February. Endangered species.

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Island Pine Tree (Pinus radiata var. binata) pinecone in the soil, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Island pine trees (Pinus radiata var. binata) in fog, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February