Your Christmas tree can have a second life after the holidays — as goat food and more

Ready to remove a real Christmas tree from the living room? Consider donating it to feed a goat. The 130-acre Topaz Farm on ...
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Invasive emerald ash borer could wipe out Oregon’s ash trees. Here’s how you can help

There’s a tree killer on the loose in Oregon, and nobody knows how to stop it. An invasive green beetle called the emerald ash borer arrived in the Midwest from Asia, and it’s killed over 100 million ...
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Invasive emerald ash borer has reached Portland, dooming ash trees

An invasive, tree-killing pest has made its way to Portland, spelling trouble for the many ash trees that cool residential neighborhoods on hot summer days. On Wednesday, Oregon forestry officials ...
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Not just the holidays: Christmas tree growers work all year long

Christmas is behind us, so what do the more than 300 Christmas tree growers do for the rest of the year? According to Priya ...
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How a warming climate is affecting Portland trees and what it tells us about the future

PORTLAND, Ore. — We love our trees in the Pacific Northwest. They are part of our identity. Oregon has a tree on its license plate. Vancouver calls itself "Tree City USA." Historically, they have been ...
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Eastern Oregon’s old-growth trees are dying at ‘alarming’ rates, UO finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Older trees in an Eastern Oregon forest are perishing “at an alarming rate,” according to researchers. A new study led by James Johnston, an assistant research professor for ...
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Thousands without power in Portland area, trees and power lines toppled from strong windstorm

PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Thousands of people remained without power Tuesday morning in western Oregon, including the Portland metro area, after heavy wind and rain storm whipped across the region ...