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

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 ...

It's a 'Fir-mageddon!' Why and where Douglas fir trees are declining in our region

The rapid decline of our largest and most prolific tree in the Pacific Northwest andmost important tree species to the ...
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'Firmageddon': Researchers find 1.1 million acres of dead trees in Oregon

Drought-stricken Oregon saw a historic die-off of fir trees in 2022 that left hillsides once lush with green conifers dotted with patches of red, dead trees. The damage to fir trees was so significant ...
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10 ways to help Oregon oak trees thrive

Majestic oak trees have been capturing attention long before travelers on the Oregon Trail stopped their wagons and set up their new life. Indigenous people nurtured oaks for edible acorns, and ...
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Eastern Oregon’s old-growth trees are dying at ‘alarming’ rates, UO finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Older trees in an Eastern Oregon forest are perishing “at an alarming rate,” according to researchers. A ...
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Unburned trees left after Oregon’s Labor Day fires are dying — a potential blow to future forests

Five years ago, the Labor Day fires burned more than a million acres across Oregon and Washington. Since then, researchers at Portland State University have been tracking the post-fire changes to the ...
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Oregon saw nearly 2.3M acres of new damage to forests last year, report finds, unrelated to fires

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Friday, the Oregon Department of Forestry launched its annual aerial survey of forests throughout the state, something the agency has done since 1947. Over the next few months, ...
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Weekend storms in Oregon, Southwest Washington cause widespread damage, downed trees and power outages

PORTLAND, Ore. — Widespread damage was reported across Oregon and Southwest Washington after a storm rolled through Saturday. National Weather Service meteorologist Rebecca Muessle said reports ...
Capital Press

Explainer: Why Central Oregon juniper trees are being axed

Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting shapes immortalized in photos by Ansel Adams. East of Bend, in the Oregon ...
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Oregon’s Christmas tree specialist tends to one of state’s most important crops

Oregon is the Christmas tree capital of the country, producing over 3 million of the festive evergreens every year. And when Christmas tree growers have a concern with their crops of noble or Douglas ...
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Invasive beetle known to infect Oregon white oak trees found in Marion, Polk counties

The Mediterranean oak borer, an invasive beetle known to transmit a sometimes fatal fungus to Oregon white oak trees, has been found in Marion and Polk counties. Summer trappings also showed that the ...

10 innovative wineries prove this U.S. wine region is the next Champagne

Oregon ’s Willamette Valley features green, rolling hills covered with moss-draped trees, and a patchwork of Pinot Noir and ...