The aphid, known scientifically as Elatobium abietinum, extracts moisture and nutrients from older needles on Sitka spruce trees, causing them to turn yellow, red, and eventually drop.

According to ODF, the spruce aphid is "a long-established exotic and invasive insect" that can experience periodic outbreaks that hurt Sitka spruce trees along the West Coast and in Oregon.

The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature intact. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

By a more than 2-to-1 margin, voters in Wednesday’s special election turned down a ballot proposition to limit cruise ship visitation in Sitka.

Residents in the Alaska cruise port town of Sitka have resoundingly rejected a bill to restrict cruise ship operations.. The results are in for the special election this week, with 73% rejecting ...

Hike the half-mile Mount Roberts Alpine Loop Trail to see Indigenous totem poles, Sitka spruce trees, and sweeping vistas of the Gastineau Channel. Pitch a tent at Mendenhall Campground—one of ...

The Trump administration said on Monday that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It will now cost you if you're caught parking or stopping in new bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets between Front and 22nd streets. The city said the warning period is ...