HILLSBORO, Oregon -- Many are celebrating Christmas in July with friends and family after COVID kept everyone apart last year and now the record summer heat could be putting a damper on this year's ...

In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks. But with hotter and drier ...

Douglas fir trees in the Pacific Northwest, vital to both ecosystems and the U.S. lumber industry, are dying at accelerating rates, with 635 acres lost since 2000. Experts link the decline to drought, ...

Customers say their happiest moments are being outside in nature, in their own meadow, seeing butterflies and songbirds, and ...

SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the ...

SPANAWAY, Wash. (WSMV) - Days of rain in Washington caused a massive tree to fall on top of a home and slice it in half. Washington, like the rest of the Pacific Northwest, has been flooded recently ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...