At first glance, one might imagine that the primary purpose of the Forestry Commission was the preservation of our ancient ...

The Oregon Coast is famous for a reason; it’s absolutely mind-blowingly beautiful! From jagged rock cliffs to jutting sea ...

QUILCENE — Northwest Watershed Institute planted 19,000 native trees and shrubs along wetlands and streams in the Tarboo Valley during its winter and spring planting season.

North Devon has planted over 200,000 trees across new woodlands as part of a historic rewilding project to fight climate ...

On a sunny Monday afternoon in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery, more than 40 children and adults gathered to celebrate Arbor Day ...

will see a majestic Sitka spruce standing in the middle of the road, overlooking the ocean. Someone placed a love heart in the hole where a branch used to stick out of the Yaquina Bay muscle tree.

The name speaks for itself — Sitka Spruce Park on Amaknak Island has dozens of spruce trees, creating a rare forest-like sanctuary. Regional lands are known for their tundra valleys filled with ...

prompting an inspection that revealed significant decay throughout the tree. "It was a difficult decision to make, especially with this iconic Sitka Spruce that has become a friend to us all over ...

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.

Dubbed the “Tree of Life” by websites and social-media users who flock to the ancient Sitka spruce on Kalaloch Beach, it’s become a must-see for visitors to the area who find the tree’s ...