The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

Sitka spruce was the first tree designated an Oregon Heritage Tree. Skip to Article. ... She suspects the Oregon Sitka got knocked down a notch after its run-in with lighting took 10 feet off the top.

With arms that once flexed and reached to the sky, the limbs of the beloved Sitka spruce “muscle tree” at the entrance of ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats earlier in 2025.

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 ...

Anyone driving into Yaquina Bay State Park, in Newport, Oregon, will see a majestic Sitka spruce standing in the middle of the road, overlooking the ocean.

This glamping getaway, set on 58 acres of Sitka spruce forest overlooking the Pacific Ocean, opened on Feb. 21. Two Capes Lookout is located in Tierra Del Mar, a small, unincorporated community on ...

If you’re looking to aesthetically enhance your camping experience this season, it turns out the Oregon Coast and its old-growth forests are just the place to be.

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 ...