Question: I live outside of town in the hills. There is a lot of Douglas fir and mixed oak and other trees around here. It looks like there are a lot of Douglas Firs are dying/turning red this year.

Oregon’s iconic Douglas firs are declining as the state’s summers have grown hotter and drier. Drought also is killing grand fir, and may be contributing to declines in Western red cedar and ...

They planted seedlings of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, Western red cedar and other species, and have recorded tree mortality ever since. Now those test forests may help researchers find options ...

Martin says the Western red cedar, which is often found alongside coastal Douglas fir, is everywhere in the city within green spaces, parks, near streams and rivers, and in people's yards.

Parksville is dealing with the “devastating loss of cedar trees in our parks” and is pinning the blame on summer droughts. Dry weather does not agree with western red cedars, B.C.’s official ...