The Sitka Spruce Celtic Dancers and Sitka Fine Arts Camp invites the public to an evening of Celtic Dance Theater Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 pm at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. The performance tells ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A spruce aphid outbreak detected earlier this year around Yachats on the central Oregon coast is prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to assess the spread of damage ...

A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and ...

If Joe Hitselberger had his way, he'd make only one beer at Wolf Tree Brewery. "Like Orval," he says. "They just make one beer." The beer he'd make? It's nothing like Orval, the legendary Belgian ...

Two major spruces are found in the western forests of the United States. Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is found throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta to Arizona. It’s named after George ...

Oregon's monster Sitka spruce is still a tourist draw on U.S. 26, two miles east of its junction with U.S.101, but you just can't get as close to the tree as a few months ago. No one told me to go to ...

From Portland’s Centennial neighborhood to Gresham and Happy Valley, there are people who can't afford to live in those areas without the government's help. Advocates call for specialized support as ...

LAKE QUINAULT, Wash. -- In any comparison of Oregon and Washington state, it's clear that Washington has the biggest city, the most active volcano, more professional sports teams, the world's richest ...