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 trees around Ashland are dying in the thousands. It’s one example of how our changing climate is affecting forests in the region. Ashland Fire and Rescue Wildfire Division Chief ...

A Douglas Fir that's been dead for less than two years is generally considered safe to climb, as its structure remains relatively intact. However, the risk increases with age, as the tree ...

Douglas fir is the most abundant tree species in the Pacific Northwest ... The largest number of dead Douglas firs were found by the researchers at sites that are between 400 to 1,000 meters ...

totaling an estimated 36.3 million dead trees. The majority of trees killed were fir, followed by ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Mortality was particularly severe and widespread in the central ...

Dead Douglas fir that are standing ... trees are more susceptible to insect and fungi infestation.” Douglas fir trees provide vital wildlife habitat, sequester and store carbon and serve ...

“That’s not to imply that all the Douglas fir trees on that 10% are dead or dying, but it is noticeable,” Bennett said in an interview. “It’s pretty significant.” Bennett and his ...

a forest entomologist for the U.S. Forest Service who’s been developing the risk assessment model for dead and dying Douglas fir trees. “So the best we always give out to the [forest] managers ...

and the danger of dead trees around homes, trails, and roadways. Bennett said forest thinning practices would help, even if it's not possible to get to every stand of Douglas-fir affected.

On Jan. 13, the second day of a winter storm that paralyzed the region, a 150-foot Douglas ... of trees in the area,” the city’s letter read. “Tree appears healthy and not dead, dying ...

Dead Douglas-fir that are standing ... trees are more susceptible to insect and fungi infestation.” Douglas-fir trees provide vital wildlife habitat, sequester and store carbon and serve ...