From British Columbia to California, volunteers are collecting ash seeds to help researchers at Oregon State University find genetic resistance to the invasive emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking up at an ash tree's leaves and branches. - La fotisto/Shutterstock Sprays of white blossoms in spring, dappled shade in ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Forestry staff recently completed an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) trees throughout the Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Forestry spent three years collecting more than 900,000 seeds from populations of Oregon ash trees throughout the state. The ODF employees completed ...

CHILLICOTHE― Researchers are asking residents of Ross County to help regional forest health efforts by collecting ash seeds. This effort will help to bring back the native ash trees that have been ...

An invasive insect has laid waste to an estimated 100 million ash trees across the U.S. Now Oregon foresters are taking pre-emptive steps to limit the bug’s impact. The emerald ash borer is a metallic ...

AMES, Iowa - Mark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) —State forestry crews are moving fast to harvest the seeds of Oregon ash trees before the arrival of incoming invasive pests, which could eventually wipe out the native species ...

Oregon forestry officials have collected over 900,000 seeds from a native tree species, in an effort to protect against an invasive insect. After collection, Emerald Ash seeds can last 60 to 70 years ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Working with the help of a federal grant from the USDA Forest Service, the Oregon Department of Forestry has been gathering seeds from Oregon ash trees from throughout the state.