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 ...
A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and ...
If Joe Hitselberger had his way, he'd make only one beer at Wolf Tree Brewery. "Like Orval," he says. "They just make one beer." The beer he'd make? It's nothing like Orval, the legendary Belgian ...
Every year, between 150 and 200 Sitka spruce logs cut from Southeast Alaska forests are barged south to a small company in Concrete, Wash., where they begin their transformation into acoustic guitars ...
NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — The iconic Sitka Spruce near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site is set to be removed or significantly cut back in June due to widespread decay, park officials ...
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 ...
I finally took time to visit Oregon's new champion, Big Spruce in It's a whopper! It became the biggest Sitka Spruce in 2007 when the Klootchy Creek Spuce near Seaside lost its upper half in a wind ...
New crops are always welcome in FarmVIlle by veteran farmers, but new Trees are tough to come by. If FarmVille Freak's most recent findings end up in the live game, then farmers will enjoy some new ...
LAKE QUINAULT, Wash. -- In any comparison of Oregon and Washington state, it's clear that Washington has the biggest city, the most active volcano, more professional sports teams, the world's richest ...