There’s a place in Bend, Oregon where two living pine trees grow straight through the dining room floor and up through the ceiling. No, this isn’t some bizarre botanical experiment gone wrong or a ...

The latest study provides hope when megadroughts and destructive wildfires threaten a way of life. It’s difficult to imagine the Pacific Northwest without the Douglas fir, the largest and tallest tree ...

A growing number of scientists are investigating what they say is a new and underestimated threat to the world’s trees and plants: climate change-driven extreme heat.

In August of this year, three researchers made a stunning discovery: The world’s largest sugar pine, by volume, was in Yosemite National Park. The discovery marked the end of a four-decade ...

News / Northwest Whitebark pines are in trouble. That means our water supply is, too A nationwide effort to save the whitebark pine in underway. Much of the story is happening in the Pacific Northwest ...

In a place known for lush green spaces, the experience of large trees collapsing on such a massive scale has led to a new anxiety in Oregon.

The experience of large trees collapsing on such a massive scale across Portland and the region during the January storm has led to a new anxiety about our coexistence with the PNW's cherished emblem.

In summer of 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a heavy toll on trees as well as ...