Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rows of hazelnut trees at the Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora. The question: Why ...

Another portion of the filbert orchards at Dorris Ranch in Springfield has been removed ahead of a replacement of those trees with a species more resistant to fungal infection. Dorris Ranch reopened ...

This is part of a weekly series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why does the Oregon state nut have two names? We have the answer. But first, a little ...

Walking through Dorris Ranch in Springfield on a cold winter morning, Ben Blankenship, founder of the nonprofit Endless Mileage Project and a 2016 Olympian in the 1,500 meters, points to new trees as ...

Courtesy of Willamalane Park and Recreation District In January, the final phase of an orchard restoration project was completed at Dorris Ranch in Springfield, Oregon. Thousands of blight-infected ...