Oregon's Douglas fir trees in crisis with widespread, 'unprecedented' dieback

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during in southwest Oregon and the ...
komonews

Crews begin cutting down Douglas fir tree in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood

SEATTLE — Crews began cutting down a large Douglas fir tree in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood Monday morning. The tree is one of three in the back of a lot with a small house that’s slated to be ...
Yahoo

Add Privacy To Your Yard With One Fast-Growing Tree That Thrives With Little Care

When it comes to choosing the right fast-growing tree for year-round privacy, the iconic Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Christmas tree may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Its fresh ...

Questions surround why a 400-year-old Douglas Fir in Stanley Park was cut down

Norm Oberson said he was contacted two weeks ago by a woman who spotted a worker in the tree who told her the tree was hollow ...
Capital Press

Douglas fir trees in ‘decline spiral’ in Klamath Mountains region

A cabin is surrounded by Douglas fir trees. Douglas firs are in a "decline spiral" in southwest Oregon, scientists say. Amid a years-long drought and insect infestation, Douglas fir have entered what ...
KING5

Despite pushback from community members, Douglas fir cut down in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood

SEATTLE — A Douglas fir was cut down Monday in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood after activists attempted to stop the tree's removal. Pacific Tree Management cut down the tree near 90th Street and ...
Capital Press

Douglas fir die-off accelerates in SW Oregon, experts say

Dead Douglas-fir in the Applegate Valley of southwest Oregon in spring 2022. (Chris Adlam/Oregon State University) A decade-long die-off of Douglas fir trees centered in southwest Oregon has recently ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Aerial survey shows area’s Douglas-fir trees are on the menu for beetles

Observers who are noticing dying conifer trees around the Roaring Fork River watershed can blame the Douglas-fir beetle. The valley has avoided many of the insect infestations that have decimated ...
The Aspen Times

Douglas-fir bark beetle invasion is altering Aspen’s point of view

There is a low-key battle with bark beetles underway on the flanks of Aspen Mountain. Colorado State Forest Service workers marched down steep slopes two weeks ago, stapling thousands of pheromone ...
Daily Inter Lake

Moths damaging Douglas-fir trees across western Montana

Moths described as voracious feeders are damaging Douglas-fir trees throughout western Montana, according to a news release from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The ...
Kitsap Sun

In praise of Douglas-fir — the northwest's original Christmas tree, and so much more

My 2-year-old knows no one of that name. She wanted to see a tree. Throughout the pandemic, the two of us have trekked rain or shine to the green canopy of a solitary neighborhood Douglas fir. There, ...