The iconic Sitka Spruce near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site is set to be removed or significantly cut back in June due to widespread decay.

The company planting a new, 600,000-tree commercial forest says it wants to improve wildlife habitats, open land up to the ...

A beloved Sitka spruce tree at a popular state park is about to get a big farewell. The “iconic” tree, found at the Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site in Newport, has been declared a hazard ...

So, they started planting a non-native American tree: fast-growing Sitka spruce, capable of rebuilding their timber resources in record time. And it worked. Today, about 12% of the island is forested.

The Sitka spruce that stands in the median near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site has been declared a hazard ...

Ridges of mounding ran along the slopes, many of them dotted with the tiny forms of small trees, some of them Sitka spruce, others commercial Scots Pine. A few of these saplings were dead.

So, they started planting a non-native American tree: fast-growing Sitka spruce capable of rebuilding their timber resources in record time. And it worked. Today, about 12% of the island is forested.