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, ...

Drought can damage and sometimes kill Douglas-fir trees. Dying trees have been spotted frequently in western Oregon this spring. (Glenn Ahrens) Many Oregonians have noticed widespread damage in ...

We had our first winter snow storm this past weekend, a nice change from the warmer than usual conditions across most of the country. Snow is an important part of our local ecosystems, the plants and ...