Legend has it that trees can talk-if you know how to listen. From towering redwoods to ancient bristlecone pines, forests are ...

In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, patches of dying trees once looked like separate outbreaks, scattered across ridges and drainages as if disease had struck at random. Instead, scientists found something ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry says that Oregon trees are in for another difficult year due to climate change. Conditions this spring are already similar to those in 2015, when there were peak high ...

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 ...

Environmental groups ask a federal court to halt a BLM timber sale west of Yoncalla, alleging illegal logging of old-growth trees.

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 ...

Federal judge rules BLM ignored “significant evidence” of protected old growth forests within its logging plans.

This year, an invasive species specialist at the Oregon Department of Forestry found a matured ash borer in early May.

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, ...

Paula Bronstein / AP For those interested in a unique, outdoor family outing, permits are available to harvest Christmas trees from Oregon’s national forests. Permits are $5 each and there’s a maximum ...

As Oregon gets hotter and drier due to climate change, tree-killing invasive pests that prefer warmer temperatures are thriving — endangering Sitka spruce along the coast, firs in the mountains and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Older trees in an Eastern Oregon forest are perishing “at an alarming rate,” according to researchers. A new study led by James Johnston, an assistant research professor for ...