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 ...

In Southwest Oregon, Douglas firs are dying. And warmer temperatures along with more severe droughts are making the problem worse. What does this mean for the future of forests in places like Ashland?

When Brian French learned last week that the Doerner Fir was burning, he could think of only two reasons why: Either lightning had struck the enormous conifer in coastal Oregon — or someone had set it ...

After more than a century of logging around it, the world's tallest known Douglas fir still stands 327 feet in a remote part of east-central Coos County. The Doerner Fir was measured with great ...

Scientists examined how growth rates in the trees changed over 91-year period. As warm, dry conditions continue in the future, fewer Douglas firs expected to grow Growth slowed across species’ range, ...