Do not cut the following tree species: whitebark pine, pacific yew, western white pine. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter, photographer and videographer in Oregon for 12 years. To support ...

The growing demand for taxol for cancer research has triggered concerns that harvesting yews in the forests of Oregon and Washington would endanger the tree`s existence or encroach on the habitat ...

In our ongoing tribute to trees tied to the annual Tour des Trees fund-raising trip across Oregon this week, today we offer information on understanding the names of the state's trees, common ...

When USDA botanist Arthur Barclay collected a sample of bark from the Pacific yew tree in Washington State in 1962, he had no way of knowing that the sample would yield one of the most important ...

ILLAHEE, Wash. – The reign of a contender for the title of oldest Pacific yew tree in the United States has come to an end. The yew's gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs – celebrated for ...

How to purchase a permit to cut your Christmas tree from an Oregon national forest Christmas ... western white pine or Pacific yew. After you find your perfect tree, keep your tree fresh and ...