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A fire is burning one of the world's tallest trees near the Oregon coast

Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 ...

Oregon's Douglas fir trees in crisis with widespread, 'unprecedented' dieback

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during in southwest Oregon and the ...
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Lightning ruled out as cause of ancient Oregon tree catching fire

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lightning did not cause the historic Doerner Fir Tree Fire, officials say. Bureau of Land Management investigators said the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but they ...
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Nearly 500-Year-Old Tree, One of the World's Tallest, Has Been Burning for Days

Firefighters have been fighting to put out the blaze on the 320-foot-plus Douglas Fir in Oregon Coos Bay District Bureau of Land Management/AP One of the world's tallest non-redwood trees is on fire ...