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'Firmageddon': Researchers find 1.1 million acres of dead trees in Oregon

Drought-stricken Oregon saw a historic die-off of fir trees in 2022 that left hillsides once lush with green conifers dotted with patches of red, dead trees. The damage to fir trees was so significant ...
OPB

Invasive emerald ash borer could wipe out Oregon’s ash trees. Here’s how you can help

There’s a tree killer on the loose in Oregon, and nobody knows how to stop it. An invasive green beetle called the emerald ash borer arrived in the Midwest from Asia, and it’s killed over 100 million ...

The world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon's Blue Mountains — and its really big

In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, patches of dying trees once looked like separate outbreaks, scattered across ridges and drainages as if disease had struck at random. Instead, scientists found something ...
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Oregon saw nearly 2.3M acres of new damage to forests last year, report finds, unrelated to fires

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Friday, the Oregon Department of Forestry launched its annual aerial survey of forests throughout the state, something the agency has done since 1947. Over the next few months, ...
Oregonian

10 ways to help Oregon oak trees thrive

Majestic oak trees have been capturing attention long before travelers on the Oregon Trail stopped their wagons and set up their new life. Indigenous people nurtured oaks for edible acorns, and ...

Oregon’s warm winter, spring have invasive tree-killing bugs hatching early, state says

The warm spring weather tends to get people out and about to enjoy the sun. Unfortunately, it’s not just the humans. The mild temperatures through the winter and now into spring have resulted in the ...
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Eastern Oregon’s old-growth trees are dying at ‘alarming’ rates, UO finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Older trees in an Eastern Oregon forest are perishing “at an alarming rate,” according to researchers. A new study led by James Johnston, an assistant research professor for ...