The world’s tallest Douglas fir is damaged but alive after burning for nearly a week in Oregon. On August 21, arborists climbed the famous 327-foot-tall tree known as the Doerner Fir and used a hose ...

In southern Oregon, they call it “fir-mageddon.” That’s where we first began to notice the rapid decline of the Pacific Northwest’s largest and most prolific tree. The Douglas fir is not only the ...

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is one of the premier species of the Western forests. Not only is the wood exceptionally strong for its weight, but the trees are abundant. Trees can grow more than ...

Douglas fir trees around Ashland are dying in the thousands. It’s one example of how our changing climate is affecting forests in the region. Ashland Fire and Rescue Wildfire Division Chief Chris ...

All my life I’ve been hearing about Douglas firs. Who was Douglas, and why does he get to have a tree named after him? —Fir Burger Behold the mighty Douglas-fir, a tree whose story is as rich in ...

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.