Wood chips can be seen flying in air as Jonathan Gay uses a chainsaw to cut a fallen Douglas Fir tree into smaller sections ...

An accelerating decline of Douglas fir trees in Oregon and Washington, driven by drought and beetle infestations, is coinciding with contentious federal efforts to roll back protections on millions of ...

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 ...

Douglas fir trees in the Pacific Northwest, vital to both ecosystems and the U.S. lumber industry, are dying at accelerating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in ...

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German researchers are studying using an overhead solar PV system, designed to be removable and reusable, as a sunshade for young fir trees. The pilot, located at a quartz sand excavation site, will ...

Firefighters have been racing to save the centuries-old “Doerner Fir” since they received reports of on Saturday, August 16. Reading time 2 minutes The Doerner Fir, one of the world’s tallest coastal ...

This episode originally aired on Jan. 26, 2024. Forests growing at New Hampshire’s highest elevations in the White Mountains experience the most extreme conditions in the Northeast. Alpine trees ...

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 ...