The forest surrounding the beach contains trees that have survived such cataclysmic events, standing as silent witnesses to centuries of geological history. Some of the Sitka spruce along the trail ...

Short Sand Beach is that kind of place. The locals call it “Shorty’s” – which sounds like the name of a dive bar where you’d get questionable tacos, but is actually one of the most spectacular hidden ...

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

A spruce aphid outbreak detected earlier this year around Yachats on the central Oregon coast is prompting ODF to assess the the damage.

According to ODF, the spruce aphid is "a long-established exotic and invasive insect" that can experience periodic outbreaks that hurt Sitka spruce trees along the West Coast and in Oregon.

With arms that once flexed and reached to the sky, the limbs of the beloved Sitka spruce “muscle tree” at the entrance of ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats earlier in 2025.

The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature intact.

The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature intact.

Truth is, we don’t know how the Tree of Life will fall, and we don’t know when. It could happen in five years, in 40 years, ...