NYT News ServiceA mountain pine beetle. The mountain pine beetle has killed swaths of central Oregon forests in the past few years, and now the results of the beetles' work is showing near ...

Southern Oregon's 'red zone' dodged a major wildfire, as a plague of pine bark beetles primes the forest for wildfire and leaves control difficult Updated: Oct. 03, 2011, 1:00 a.m. | Published ...

In Oregon, Rare 'Snowstorm' of Pine Butterflies Takes Toll on Forests. ... Their thin green bodies blend in so well with pine needles, ... Dead caterpillars with the black heads.

If nothing is done to restore a forest after a wildfire, a vicious cycle begins. Fewer surviving trees means fewer pine cones for humans to pick and plant. That's what happened in the Fremont ...