Douglas fir dieback, caused by drought and insects, has spread from southwest Oregon into the Willamette Valley in a major ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan agricultural officials issued an interior quarantine for Missaukee County this week to slow the spread of an invasive pest insect called balsam woolly adelgid. The bug is a tiny ...

(WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking landowners to be aware of an invasive species that has been detected in Michigan. Hemlock woolly adelgid target hemlock and fir trees.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. – An invasive insect that kills fir trees has been found in Roscommon County, marking the fifth Michigan ...

The rapid decline of our largest and most prolific tree in the Pacific Northwest andmost important tree species to the ...

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 ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

Consumers still have an array of choices as supplies tighten for some Christmas tree species. Michigan farms and tree lots offer an array of great Christmas tree choices. While it’s true that supplies ...

An aerial survey conducted this past summer by the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry found more than 1 million acres with dead or dying fir trees in Oregon, the largest amount ...

White fir trees are part of the pine family, with a tall pyramidal form that brings a regal mountain magnificence to residential landscapes. This hardy evergreen conifer is lauded for its soft ...