Mark Harmon crouches low next to log number 219: a moss-covered western hemlock tree trunk, five meters long, lying dead on the ground in the lush green woods. It’s marked by a thin aluminum tag. The ...
As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate ...
A mixed stand of Douglas-fir and western hemlock scorched near Seaside, Oregon following the 2021 heat dome. (Photo by Gabriela Ritokova/Oregon State University) Using satellite imagery, researchers ...
MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – A Lake Michigan park that’s heavily infested with a deadly pest that’s killing its hemlock trees will get some treatment this fall. The city of Norton Shores has arranged for ...
A western Red-backed Vole found on the Oregon coast in December 2005. A forest dweller, the Western Red-backed Vole lives along the coast and at lower elevations in Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and ...
Michigan agricultural officials have spotted another infestation of a small bug that can affect the growth of hemlock trees and potentially kill them within 10 years. The Michigan Department of ...