HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. – An invasive insect that kills fir trees has been found in Roscommon County, marking the fifth Michigan ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan agricultural officials issued an interior quarantine for Missaukee County this week to slow the spread of an invasive pest insect called balsam woolly adelgid. The bug is a tiny ...

(WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking landowners to be aware of an invasive species that has been detected in Michigan. Hemlock woolly adelgid target hemlock and fir trees.

The DNR says the insect so far has only been detected on DNR property in the area. Residents will be contacted if the survey ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

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, ...

Consumers still have an array of choices as supplies tighten for some Christmas tree species. Michigan farms and tree lots offer an array of great Christmas tree choices. While it’s true that supplies ...

‘Assisted migration’ means humans can help trees keep up with climate change by moving them to more favorable ecosystems faster than the trees could migrate on their own Douglas fir trees that died as ...

The rapid decline of our largest and most prolific tree in the Pacific Northwest andmost important tree species to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in ...