Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees. It may lower the tree's ...

The Doerner Fir, the largest of its kind, held a special significance for the Pacific Northwest big-tree enthusiasts. Its rescue would require a daring climb.

One of the world's tallest trees, located in Oregon's Coast Range mountains, somehow caught fire and is continuing to burn.

One of the world's tallest non-redwood trees, a more than 320-foot Douglas Fir that's been growing along the coast of Oregon ...

Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California's Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who ...

Douglas-firs ( Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, is special. Measuring 325 feet (99.1 meters) tall and with a diameter of ...

Melissa Breyer is Treehugger’s former senior editorial director. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, and ...

A swamp chestnut oak tree in Jennings County has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National ...

A swamp chestnut oak tree in Jennings County has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National ...

Just two months ago, the largest tree in Olympia was believed to be one that kids on the west side call the Garfield cat tree. From the nearby school playground the coast redwood’s split crown ...

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.