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A combination of factors including drought, fungi and insects are contributing to an unprecedented die-off of fir trees in the Pacific Northwest, which creates the potential for devastating wildfires later in the summer.
Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.
Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.
PORTLAND — Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet-unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.
Labeled “Firmageddon,” by researchers, the drought-driven “mortality event” is the largest fir tree die-off ever recorded in the region Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numb...