Well-seasoned oak is one of the best hardwoods for fires, says Steve Bowers, a forester with Oregon State University Extension Service. (Richard J. Payette) Conscientious Oregonians have been storing ...
A merrily burning wood fireplace is the quintessential element in a Hallmark Christmas movie. Now, you may want to recreate this to turn your home into a winter wonderland or bask in the glow and ...
As many as 80,000 oak trees have been devastated in just a decade in a Californian region by an insect called the gold-spotted borer. The forest tragedy has been termed catastrophic and is blamed on ...