Forest and fog above Hoh River, from Spruce Nature Trail; Olympic National Park, Washington. Photo: VWPics via AP Images (AP) What should be evergreen hills and forests throughout the Pacific ...

A decade-long die-off of Douglas fir trees centered in southwest Oregon has recently accelerated, potentially requiring forestland owners to change management strategies, experts say. Over the past 10 ...

An aerial survey conducted this past summer by the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry found more than 1 million acres with dead or dying fir trees in Oregon, the largest amount ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the name of an organization that submitted public comment on the project. A project being proposed by the U.S. Forest Service aims to benefit ...

The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West killing subalpine fir in northern Utah's recreation-heavy mountain ranges and canyons. Rsearchers ...

SHERWOOD, Ore. — Deep inside a forest in Oregon's Willamette Valley stands a dead "Tree of Life." Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the ...

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The latest assessment of forest health in Colorado shows the Aspen area is experiencing a steady spread of infestation from Douglas fir beetles, but Pitkin County overall is faring much better than ...

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by researchers, the ...

The Nevada Air National Guard in Reno will unveil a 53-foot Christmas tree on Tuesday — a Nevada-grown red fir that will travel across the country to the U.S. Capitol Building. According to a news ...