Trees of the Pacific Northwest have been stripped of bark, planked and bent into shapes to mark important places for generations. Each tree tells a story. Skip to content. Menu.

These trees are the Pacific Northwest’s iconic western redcedars (Thuja plicata). To many indigenous peoples, who used the trees for houses, clothes, weapons, tools, medicines, art and canoes ...

They’ve been recorded to live for over 1,500 years. But these trees are now dying. For at least a decade, struggling and dead western redcedars have been reported throughout the Pacific Northwest.

YAKIMA, Wash. — The five states that make up the Northwest Cherry Growers have broken their shipment record this year and the season isn't over yet.

PORTLAND, Ore. — From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a ...

The Pacific Northwest is facing challenges as native trees are affected by climate change. In response, the U.S. Forest Service is exploring "assisted migration" to help.

One of the most iconic trees of the Pacific Northwest has been showing signs of distress for years. Western redcedars are a water-loving tree, and it appears that drought and rising temperatures ...

The tips of western red cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir limbs looked as if they were scorched by passing flames just a few days after the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 extreme heat wave.

Iconic red cedars — known as the “Tree of Life” — and other tree species in the Pacific Northwest are dying off, the beginning of a much larger and long-predicted ...

Trees planted in honor of loved ones who died during 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome The extreme heat in 2021 took the lives of 72 people in Multnomah County. Around 100 volunteers planted a tree ...

The tips of Western red cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir limbs looked as if they were scorched by passing flames just a few days after the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 extreme heat wave. On June 28 ...