Gen. Brice Disque (1879-1960) began his career in the Philippines and rose through the enlisted ranks to captain before leaving the Army. He arrived in Portland in the fall of 1917 to lead the Spruce ...
Two major spruces are found in the western forests of the U.S. Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is found throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta to Arizona. It is named after George Englemann ...
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 ...
The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid insect along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats was discovered earlier in 2025. According to ODF, the spruce ...
As Oregon gets hotter and drier due to climate change, tree-killing invasive pests that prefer warmer temperatures are thriving — endangering Sitka spruce along the coast, firs in the mountains and ...
A study has identified genes involved in development of stone cells -- rigid cells that can block a nibbling insect from eating budding branches of the Sitka spruce evergreen tree. The insect's attack ...