“Fire is always where people are,” Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But the genie is out of the bottle.

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

CEDAR FALLS — The owner of a Cedar Falls tree company has been charged after he allegedly collected money for a job that was never completed. Cedar Falls police arrested Keith Martin Koehn, 50, on ...

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

This tree work video takes you through the process of safely climbing and felling a dead Douglas Fir. Watch as the expert tree climber navigates the branches, ensuring every step is calculated for ...

Douglas fir represent only two per cent of our forests in the Prince George Timber Supply Area. It’s a relatively fire-resistant conifer species with good biodiversity values we could use more ...

That plan did not work, as a person climbed high up the tree with a chainsaw, cutting down branches that had ropes tied to them for a softer fall to the ground. "To be in an area where trees are ...

Consumers have a surprisingly wide range of tree species to choose from at Christmas. This guide presents the pros and cons of 15 kinds of Christmas trees, from Douglas Firs to Virginia Pines.

Not the “pine cone,” as it were, because the Doug (a friendly nickname), definitely is not a pine. Don’t even call it a “fir cone,” as the Douglas fir is not a true fir, either (too many chromosomes; ...

We love this Douglas Fir because of its wide profile and 1,867 branch tips with two different textures for a natural feel. The tree comes pre-lit with 650 white lights, and setup is very ...

The Nordmann fir is a low-maintenance indoor option and its relatively widely-spaced branches give your decorations plenty of room to shine. 3. Blue spruce Best looking real Christmas tree ...