Category: Trees, Trees, Trees
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Around the World in Trees with Casey Clapp
Join a global tree tour at Hoyt Arboretum with arborist Casey Clapp and discover rare, ancient, and surprising trees from six continents. Read more
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A Symphony in Green: Forest Bathing with Hemlock and Alder on the Steam Donkey Loop
There’s nothing quite like stepping out of the car, breathing in that distinct, earthy forest air, and feeling the shift in your nervous system. For a forest bather, finding a new, peaceful pocket of nature is pure joy. And that’s exactly what I discovered recently at the very last rest stop on Highway 26 before Read more
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The Emerald Reckoning: Oregon’s Ash Trees Are Under Siege
A silent crisis is unfolding in Oregon’s forests. A tiny green beetle—barely half an inch long—is poised to change the landscape forever – impacting the Oregon ecological system for hundreds of years. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive insect native to Asia, has arrived in Oregon and is attacking our native Oregon Ash (Fraxinus Read more
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Western Red Cedar: A Keystone Species of the Pacific Northwest
BOTANICAL PROFILE: WESTERN RED CEDAR (Thuja plicata) Classification Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress family) Genus: Thuja Species: plicata Common Names: Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Pacific Red Cedar, Shinglewood Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle’s, gave the name Thujato a tree with fragrant, resinous wood. Plicata refers to the folded nature of the tree’s scale-like leaves. – Oregon Encyclopedia Habitat and Read more
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A Walk Through Orchard Park: Trees, Trails, and a Sitka Surprise
Orchard Park is a 20-acre gem tucked into Hillsboro, Oregon. While it’s known to many as a disc golf course, I was there for the trees—and to meander peacefully through the woods while trying to avoid getting beaned in the head with a frisbee. At first glance, it might seem like your typical neighborhood park, Read more