Record 129 Million Dead Trees In California

The U.S. Forest Service announced that an additional 27 million trees, mostly conifers, died throughout California since November 2016, bringing the total number of trees that have died due to drought and bark beetles to an historic 129 million on 8.9 million acres....

Controversial Logging Project Debated In Oregon

There’s a tiny stretch of land in Northeastern Oregon that can inspire lofty descriptions like this: “An amazing treasure,” said Peter Barry, who lives in Joseph, Oregon. “I don’t want to extol its virtues too much because it’s already so crowded.” The Lostine...