SPECIAL REPORT: Massive Die-Off Hits Fir Trees Across the Northwest corvallisadvocate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from corvallisadvocate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.