It can be a challenge to find a tree that thrives in a cold climate, but it's not impossible. Plant this fast-growing conifer ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

Almost naked last week, the larch still held enough color to stand out in the crowd of evergreens. Clusters of green needle-shaped leaves emerged during spring like a feathery fleece on the tree’s ...

In the pre-gloom season just before fall storms roll in, the "Golden Week" of early October is an unsurpassed time to hike in Washington's Cascades. The supreme experience is to watch Lyall's larch ...

Washington's Mount Adams is visible below a layer of smoke from the Dollar Lake wildfire as seen from Sherrard Point on Larch Mountain, Ore., on Sept. 6, 2011. (Don Ryan/AP/2011) Portland is on a ...

Ms. Smith writes about rural Britain. She wrote from Dunkeld, Scotland. As trees go, it wasn’t that impressive. Its branches were a little crooked, one stuck out at a right angle like a broken arm, ...

Staff at Larch Corrections Center will hold a town hall Thursday evening in Battle Ground as part of their efforts to keep the facility open. The Washington Department of Corrections announced June 26 ...

BATTLE GROUND — Larch Corrections Center staff highlighted the facility’s education and work programs — most notably, its partnership with the Department of Natural Resources to fight wildfires — ...

DUFUR, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As new fires break out across Oregon, ones that began several days ago near full containment, including the more than 18,000-acre Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County, now 81% ...

Washington may be the Evergreen State, but it actually turns gold in the fall. Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a ...