The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose.

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.

Dead Douglas-fir in the Applegate Valley of southwest Oregon in spring 2022. (Chris Adlam/Oregon State University) A decade-long die-off of Douglas fir trees centered in southwest Oregon has recently ...

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 more than ...

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DOUGLAS, Mich. (WOOD) — The historic Douglas City Hall is up for sale as the city moves into a larger space. The building, located at 86 W Center St. near Union Street, dates back to the late 1800s ...

The world’s tallest Douglas fir is damaged but alive after burning for nearly a week in Oregon. On August 21, arborists climbed the famous 327-foot-tall tree known as the Doerner Fir and used a hose ...

When Brian French learned last week that the Doerner Fir was burning, he could think of only two reasons why: Either lightning had struck the enormous conifer in coastal Oregon — or someone had set it ...

In coastal Oregon, the state's tallest fir tree is burning. Douglas-firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, is special.

The giant Doerner Fir tree caught fire Saturday in Coos County, Oregon. Firefighters are figuring out how to save the historic tree. A drone captures fire damage from above the Doerner Fir tree in ...

A portion of a parking lot at Edworthy Park will close for more than a year as the city conducts slope rehabilitation work along a popular hiking path. Part of the Douglas Fir Trail — from north of ...