Can trees from warmer places withstand Western Washington's sogginess? Forestry workers are starting a trial to find out.

I built this table out of 3 types of wood: old growth Douglas Fir, western red cedar and yellow cedar. The top is end grain construction and nearly 4" thick. The base is secured together with a total ...

“Yeah, that’s the Douglas fir,” he says without pause. “You have incense cedar and Baker cyprus and sugar pine and redbud. And you see this is a ponderosa pine?” Fairbanks likes to list ...