A beloved Sitka spruce tree at a popular state park is about to get a big farewell. The “iconic” tree, found at the Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site in Newport, has been declared a hazard, the Oregon ...

May 2011, this Sitka Spruce shown in the photo - Raven's Tower - was discovered in Oswald West State Park. I thought it was a 706 point range tree. The 850 to 900 point Klootchy Creek Spruce broke in ...

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 along the coastline.