The tips of Western red cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir limbs looked as if they were scorched by passing flames just a few days after the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 extreme heat wave. On June 28 that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around the Puget Sound region are turning to a ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — An invasive pest that’s killing hemlock trees along Lake Michigan has been discovered at a University of Michigan arboretum in Ann Arbor. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department says it will remove diseased trees at Cascadia State Park. Douglas fir and western hemlock trees infected by laminated root rot will be ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you have hemlock trees on your property, the time to protect them from a deadly invasive insect is approaching. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says spring ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The state of Michigan has approved $3.6 million in grants to help fund projects to ward off invasive species, including hydrilla and the hemlock woolly adelgid. The ...