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 ...

The Mediterranean oak borer, an invasive beetle known to transmit a sometimes fatal fungus to Oregon white oak trees, has been found in Marion and Polk counties. Summer trappings also showed that the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While the current sunny and dry weather is making for a nice holiday weekend in our area, it’s causing trouble for some industries and the wildfire season ahead. According to ...

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, ...

Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting shapes immortalized in photos by Ansel Adams. East of Bend, in the Oregon ...

As Oregonians prepare for Christmas, researchers are looking into how they can keep the state’s Christmas tree industry alive for decades to come. Oregon grows more Christmas trees than any other ...

TALENT, Ore. — A nonprofit dedicated to replanting trees in wildfire-affected areas has lost federal grant funding, jeopardizing its efforts to restore urban forests in southern Oregon communities ...

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 ...

HILLSBORO, Oregon -- Many are celebrating Christmas in July with friends and family after COVID kept everyone apart last year and now the record summer heat could be putting a damper on this year's ...

At least 15 of Oregon's best known outdoors destinations, and likely more, are either closed, partly closed, or inaccessible ...

Damaging wind and wet weather early Wednesday caused downed trees, limbs and power lines closing area highways according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Road hazards and power outages were ...