The Aspen Times

Aspen mobilizing community to combat ‘zombie forest’ on Ajax

Kairos Futura and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are partnering to mobilize the local community in order to save ...
KTVZ

Douglas fir trees in Klamath Mountains are in ‘decline spiral,’ OSU research shows

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Increases in mortality among Douglas firs in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a “decline spiral” in parts of the region, a ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

350-plus-acre redwood, Douglas fir forest above Camp Meeker poised to become public park

CAMP MEEKER ― More than 350 acres of mixed redwood forest that locals have long regarded as part of their own backyard is about to become a public park under a $2.23 million deal funded by the Sonoma ...
Statesman Journal

Douglas fir die-off spreads into Willamette Valley amid drought

Douglas fir dieback is spreading from southwest Oregon into the Willamette Valley. Long-term drought has led to swaths of weakened trees increasingly killed off by insects and disease. The flathead ...
Capital Press

Douglas fir die-off accelerates in SW Oregon, experts say

A decade-long die-off of Douglas fir trees centered in southwest Oregon has recently accelerated, potentially requiring forestland owners to change management strategies, experts say. Over the past 10 ...
Aspen Daily News

Those rust-colored conifer trees around Aspen? Telltale signs of Douglas fir beetle damage

The latest assessment of forest health in Colorado shows the Aspen area is experiencing a steady spread of infestation from Douglas fir beetles, but Pitkin County overall is faring much better than ...
KTVZ

As climate warms, drier air likely more stressful than less rain for Douglas-fir trees, OSU study finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University ...
KOIN 6

Scientists say dry air rather than less rain will likely cause more stress for Douglas fir trees

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Drier air caused by the changing climate is stressing Douglas fir trees, Oregon State University researchers say. The stress these trees experience from drier air is more than ...
Science Daily

Douglas-fir in Klamath Mountains are in 'decline spiral'

Increases in mortality among Douglas-fir in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a 'decline spiral' in parts of the region. Increases in mortality ...
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Does the smell of pine make you smarter?

Short-term exposure to essential oils from two tree species — the Douglas fir and the Hinoki cypress — produced no ...
komonews

Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests

SHERWOOD, Ore. — Deep inside a forest in Oregon's Willamette Valley stands a dead "Tree of Life." Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the ...