In terms of tree cutting, understanding the safety of climbing a dead tree is crucial. A Douglas Fir that's been dead for less than two years is generally considered safe to climb, as its structure ...

Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes, in an effort to learn more about our forests, overcame her fear and climbed a 200-foot ...

The Bug That’s Eating the Woods.” “Small Pests, Big Problems: The Global Spread of Bark Beetles.” “Eighty-Nine Million Acres ...

Nutcombe Bottom in Dunster is home to a 600-metre-long trail packed with huge trees, including England's tallest.

As climate change pushes Europe's native forests to their limits, the North American Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is emerging as a potential ...

I had gone into the forest to collect myself. For a sense of timelessness, amid trees here long before I got here, that would ...

Tree deaths in New Mexico forests have doubled since 2023, according to a state survey released Monday, driven by insects and ...

In 2022, the Southwest Portland family had applied for a tree removal permit, which the city denied. Two years later, a ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — A family is suing the City of Portland for $4.7 million over a tree that fell onto their home after the city denied them a permit to remove the tree. The Douglas fir crashed ...

Joel and Sarah Bond had been denied a permit to remove the tree from their backyard in 2022 and the massive Douglas fir toppled onto the house two years later. The 150-foot tree had been clearly ...