Douglas fir trees around Ashland are dying in the thousands. It’s one example of how our changing climate is affecting forests in the region. Ashland Fire and Rescue Wildfire Division Chief Chris ...

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by researchers, the ...

Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade property owners to harvest Douglas fir trees much earlier ...

When Brian French learned last week that the Doerner Fir was burning, he could think of only two reasons why: Either lightning had struck the enormous conifer in coastal Oregon — or someone had set it ...