News Source 8 Reporter Megan Waceken explains how the spruce budworm could impact Northern Maine and what some folks are ...

The last outbreak happened during the 70s and 80s, killing about 25 million cords of spruce and fir which resulted in ...

However, with increasing elevation, balsam fir tends to dominate. Near timberline, black spruce joins with balsam in a dwarfed ... Sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch are the predominant ...

It wasn’t strictly an environmental concern. At the time, balsam fir was second only to the spruce as the tree most used in paper production in Minnesota. Those days are long gone – and that ...

Ewan Wallace, head of the council’s environment and sustainability services, said: “Timber production is a traditional ...

The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at a level not seen since 1961 The eastern spruce budworm — a native ...