Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is one of the premier species of the Western forests. Not only is the wood exceptionally strong for its weight, but the trees are abundant. Trees can grow over 250 ...

Collin Smith and his family volunteered their time to help clear brush and build trails at the newly dedicated White Oak Savannah overlooking West Linn. It was during his volunteer efforts that he ...

WHEN the immortal frigate Constitution first put to sea in the year 1798, she carried as masts three lofty White Pines felled in Maine. Put when in 1925 these had to be removed, there was left no ...

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, ...