A disease is present throughout forests in the Northwest, and researchers say it’s a pathogen as old as the trees themselves.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A new study has warned that a fungus that devours the roots of Douglas fir trees in the Northwest could become a bigger killer as the climate changes. Laminated root rot occurs from ...

The Mill Creek Community Association is knocking down all trees within a fifty-foot radius of any tree infected with laminated root rot. Many are sky-high Douglas Firs that have been there for decades ...

Foresters are looking to hone their management of Douglas fir trees in the wake of a new state report that says a changing climate likely will worsen the spread of a root-devouring fungus. A special ...

Grandview Forest Park in Gig Harbor is currently closed because of an outbreak of laminated root rot affecting Douglas firs. LEE GILES III Peninsula Gateway A city park adjoining Gig Harbor City Hall ...

The hazard created by trees infected with root rot has triggered the closing of the popular Herman Creek Campground and Horse Camp in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The recreation site ...