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 ...

I have forty 22-year-old Douglas fir trees that appear to have severe needlecast. Several of the trees appear to be just about dead. New grow appears very sparse. Is there anything that can be ...

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 ...

Already, a significant number of dead trees are evident on both Ute and Shadow Mountain ... The Lake Christine Fire exacerbated the problem in July 2018. Douglas fir trees that weren’t torched ...

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 ...

A double punch. By spring of 2016, we may see more Douglas fir die-back, as dead needles typically show up the following spring as the weather warms up and trees begin to grow. Drought-stressed ...

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 ...

These bracts are hard to miss once you see them and are a dead giveaway that you are looking at a Douglas fir tree. Here in Colorado, it is not uncommon for Douglas fir trees to reach over 100 feet in ...