PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland's cherry blossoms are in full bloom, a vibrant sign of spring in the Pacific Northwest. The trees, which thrive in the region's mild climate, were a gift from ...

The nothingburger storm that failed to bring 60-mph winds, quarter-sized hail, lightning and tornadoes to the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, will keep Portland’s cherry blossom trees blossoming ...

While coffee is grown in much sunnier places than the Pacific Northwest, since the early 1900s Oregon and Washington have been on the forefront of coffee culture. June 29, 2025 contribute now ...

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.

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.

Bearing sweet cherry trees covered nearly 96,000 acres, an increase of 9%. Yield decreased 5% to 3.84 tons per acre. The average price per ton in 2024 was $2,270, an increase of $420.

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.

The Pacific Northwest cherry harvest is the smallest since 2008 due to a spring snowstorm that hit the cherry bloom in April, an event that has never happened before. Fox Business.

As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate change, the U.S. Forest Service and others are turning to a strategy called "assisted migration." Credit: AP/Manuel Valdes By The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — 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 ...