It may not be as good as saving the whole tree, but it appears likely the state will try to save at least a part of the beloved Sitka spruce fondly dubbed by locals as the Yaquina Bay Muscle Tree. “I ...

The Oregon coast tree famous for the Popeye bump on its upper arm will stick around Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site after all. After about four hours of work Monday morning, contractors were able to ...

Foreword by Michael Healy-Rae champions virtues of commercial Sitka spruce without referencing environmental harms ...

A new educational initiative is launching across Ireland to reshape the narrative surrounding the Sitka spruce, a tree that has become one of the country's most polarising environmental subjects.

As public awareness of the negative impacts of industrial forestry has grown, so too has the sector’s efforts to reshape the ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A spruce aphid outbreak detected earlier this year around Yachats on the central Oregon coast is prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to assess the spread of damage ...

Two major spruces are found in the western forests of the United States. Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is found throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta to Arizona. It’s named after George ...

WASHINGTON — This District is kicking off the holiday season with the arrival of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree. Crews will hoist the 80-foot tree up on the West Lawn f the Capitol. It's a tradition ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers ...