Q: I read (and kept) your April 9 column "Restore wooden steps to preserve beauty." I, too, own a Victorian house, in Oakland, with wooden stairs that need to be restored. Your article was very ...

Douglas-fir trees are the most common victims of browning or dieback caused by weather-related stress, ... but often show up the following spring as the weather warms up and trees begin to grow.

The Douglas fir, the state tree of Oregon, can grow incredibly tall and live impressively long. The oldest Douglas fir trees have lived to be over 1,000 years old.

Making an extraction from Douglas fir needles—or spruce, which is even more pungent—couldn’t be easier. Look for the tender new growth in the spring. These are called “tips.” The fir or spruce tips ...

A Douglas fir beetle outbreak has resulted in the loss of more than 1,000 trees on Mount Helena, and the city of Helena’s Open Lands Division is working this spring to address the outbreak ...

The Big One, a historic Douglas fir tree on display at the Lakewood library from 1965 until it closed to the public in 2022, is wrapped up and ready to be transported to its new home at Fort ...