Trees in Western U.S. Forests Dying Due to Climate Change (Washington Post) A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and involving the University of Colorado at Boulder and Oregon State University as well as other research institutes indicates tree deaths in the West’s old-growth forests have more than doubled in recent decades, likely [...]

Study on herbal remedy and dementia (The Guardian) Research has already shown that the herbal remedy Gingko biloba may help with symptoms like forgetfulness in people who have dementia. Now researchers have carried out a study to look at whether Gingko could help prevent dementia in the first place. The study was done by researchers [...]

The Spotted Owl’s New Nemesis (Smithsonian Magazine) Eric Forsman tramped across the spongy ground with one ear tipped to the tangled branches above. I had come to see one of the planet’s most-studied birds—the Northern spotted owl—with the man who brought the animal to the world’s attention. It was here, not half a mile away, [...]

Oregon State coach is enjoying his Barack Obama connection (LA Times) Craig Robinson has a famous sister (soon-to-be First Lady Michelle Obama), but, at heart, he’s still the Oregon State University head basketball coach. Though most of Saturday’s news conference dealt with the Beavers’ 61-57 overtime loss to Washington State, Robinson fielded a few questions [...]

Changing Forest Policies Proved Difficult For Bush Administration (OPB) Conservationists in Oregon worried eight years ago that President George W. Bush’s election would spell disaster – especially when it came to logging. Dean of Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, Hal Salwasser, concludes that the Northwest Forest Plan is basically broken. Addicted to birds: Oregonian [...]