Body preservation technique applied to wood to make it stronger, protect from decay

A technique used for the long-term preservation of human and animal remains is now being tested on one of Canada's most ...
komonews

Person climbs up red cedar tree in Seattle's Wedgwood area to delay removal

SEATTLE — A massive western red cedar tree in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood scheduled for removal will stay put, at least for now. On Friday morning, a person climbed up into the tree in protest of ...
Seattle Times

Neighbors mourn Wedgwood’s massive Western red cedar, set to be cut down

On a residential street in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood, a couple of miles north of the University of Washington, a massive, two-trunked tree towers over an empty lot. The Western red cedar’s two ...
komonews

Seattle tree removal halted as activists take to the branches of a historic cedar

SEATTLE — The owner of Alex's Tree Removal LLC confirmed to KOMO News that his crew will no longer take part in the removal of a massive western red cedar in northeast Seattle. The nearly 200-year-old ...
Seattle Times

Wedgwood’s double-trunk tree could be saved as archaeological site

Momentum is growing behind a movement to save a giant double-trunk Western red cedar in Wedgwood from being cut down for a housing development. On Wednesday, after an assessment concluded it was ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Droughts are causing die-offs of iconic red cedar in Pacific Northwest, scientists say

Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the tree’s reddish bark, ...
KUOW

Tree-sitter seeks to save 'exceptional tree' in Seattle

A massive Western red cedar is slated to be cut down in Northeast Seattle as part of a development project. But now activists have climbed into its branches, and say they’re seeking to preserve it. A ...
Oregonian

Boardwalk hike leads to a towering tree in Rockaway Beach

In some beach towns, boardwalks lead to fried food and carnival games. At Rockaway Beach, the boardwalk leads to an enormous tree. Colloquially known as the Rockaway Big Tree, the western red cedar is ...
KING5

Supporters bring fight to save cedar in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood to city council chambers

SEATTLE — Tuesday, dozens of tree advocates stood silently inside of Seattle City Council chambers to draw attention to a tree set for removal in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood -- and their desire ...
The Columbian

Hotter, drier Pacific Northwest summers are killing native trees

The hot, dry summers Clark County and much of the Pacific Northwest have experienced in recent years are harming some native tree species. Forestry experts and environmental groups say western hemlock ...

Oklahoma considers goats to tackle invasive red cedar problem

Oklahoma lawmakers are exploring the use of goats to manage the invasive red cedar trees, which have fueled fires across the ...