Douglas Fir

Public meetings to discuss Douglas-fir tussock moth outbreak

COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Department of Lands Forest Health Program will hold two public meetings for forest landowners to discuss the outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth in North Idaho.

Foresters keep close eye on tussock moth activity

State and federal forest officials are bracing for a continuation of last year’s Douglas fir tussock moth outbreak that lightly defoliated fir and spruce trees in the Blue Mountains.

Idaho Department of Lands to hold public meeting with landowners

The Idaho Department of Lands Forest Health Program will hold two public meetings for forest landowners to discuss the outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth in northern Idaho.

Douglas fir harvest in Kopachuck State Park to begin soon

State officials will begin removing diseased trees at Kopachuck State Park in Early February.

Tussock moth infestation found in Blues Mountains

The state has discovered a new infestation of Douglas-fir tussock moths that occurred last summer in the Blue Mountains of Washington and Oregon.

Tussock moth infestation found in Blue Mountains

The state has discovered a new infestation of Douglas-fir tussock moths that occurred last summer in the Blue Mountains of Washington and Oregon.

Tria Donaldson: Occupy Cortes Island’s old-growth forests?

The ancient cedars and giant coastal Douglas-fir trees of Cortes Island are under threat by the same multinational corporation that kicked Occupy Wall Street protesters out of New York’s Zuccotti Park.

Driving the pilings home

Another snap shot of Sooke's past written by local historian

Tussock moth infestation found in Blues

The state has discovered a new infestation of Douglas-fir tussock moths in the Blue Mountains of Washington and Oregon.

State parks to move forward with tree removal

Operation to fell about 900 Douglas firs may begin this week | Possibly as early as this week, logging trucks will move into Kopachuck State Park to begin the process of removing about 900 Douglas fir trees from a 25-acre portion of the park.