Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.

Missoulians often mistake Douglas fir trees for elk – a fact that would amuse David Douglas to no end. Had he made it to the Missoula Valley during his botanical explorations in the 1820s, the elk on ...

Host Zach Urness breaks down the government shutdown and three other stories on wildfires, salmon and Douglas fir trees.

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during in southwest Oregon and the Willamette Valley.