Climate change causing PNW's iconic western redcedars to die

To many Indigenous peoples, who used the trees for houses, clothes, weapons, tools, medicines, art and canoes, they’re know as the Tree of Life.

Thuja plicata (western redcedar)

Western red cedars die off as extended dry spells continue, say experts

Christmas Tree Scientists Work to Identify, Manage Grinchy Fungal Foes

Neighbor believes a Western Red Cedar in my backyard is dying. I'm no expert, but I'm not sure I agree. I think the color of the Western Red Cedar next to the

Thuja plicata (Western Red-Cedar) – 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest

B.C.'s provincial tree threatened by climate change, expert says

Western Redcedar Dieback, PPO Home

Canary in the Forest? – Tree mortality and canopy dieback of western redcedar linked to drier and warmer summer conditions

Western redcedar die-off in Seattle Parks - Green Seattle Partnership