The amount of forest with problems is only a small fraction of the overall 22 million acres state officials looked at, but it ...

The fire mitigation plan suffers from a serious manpower crisis, with 60-80 poorly equipped staff members patrolling up to 40 ...

Surveyors mapped approximately 545,000 acres across Washington with some level of tree mortality, tree defoliation, or foliar ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

Parts of the North Cascades and Mount Baker are facing an outbreak of the western spruce budworm, aerial surveys reveal. The ...

Fifty years ago, 73,877 acres of the Mission Mountains area were designated as wilderness, defined as, “an area of ...

Aerial surveys find 545,000 acres of damaged trees in Washington, marking an increase from the previous year and underscoring ...

Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its bark to its leaves, that you can use as clues to identify ...

Drunken trees are becoming most prevalent in lowland arboreal forests across Alaska, Canada, and northern Eurasia, says Jorgenson. On steeper slopes, meltwater usually runs downhill quickly, which ...

A visit to historic or meaningful trees provides a sense of connection to the wonder of the natural world. Vital parts of their ecosystems, trees also spark our imagination, inspire famous books ...

Olympic National Park offers accommodations at five different lodges and resorts. Here's how you can match where you stay ...