Sitka spruce from Tongass National Forest begins 4,000-mile journey to become nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree
A Sitka spruce from the Tongass National Forest was harvested this weekend and is on its way to become the nation's Capitol ...
Washington state's older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
They tower and drip, their curtains of moss damp in windblown fog: rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, unique in all the ...
Lewiston Tribune8d
WA forests: champion fighters of climate change
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests ...
WA’s older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
These big trees, in their roots, needles and branches, hold more carbon longer than any young plantation. They are world ...
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UPDATE: Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake back open
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Officals say Needles Highway and Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park are back open Saturday morning after closing Friday night for a fire. In an update on social media ...
Raleigh News & Observer19d
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps The world’s main producer of high-purity quartz, a mineral crucial to the ...
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Hard-hit Spruce Pine community seeking refuge after devastation from Helene
AND RIGHT NOW, THIS SCENIC OVERLOOK JUST OUTSIDE OF SPRUCE PINE IS BEING USED AS A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN NEED. WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 226 A? YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE ...
Raleigh News & Observer20d
‘Civilization is pretty much gone’ after Helene tears through Spruce Pine, NC
With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked ...
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Spruce Pine, which produces quartz needed for tech products, is devastated by Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by ...