In Oregon, a homeowner revived 100-year-old Douglas fir floors into a warm, kid-friendly space full of soul and story.

Douglas fir trees around Ashland are dying ... and on each pass the helicopter picks up three or four large trees, stripped of their branches. It ferries them down the mountain to a log truck ...

Symptoms of flare out on young Douglas-fir trees include branches, tops and sometimes whole trees turning red or brown and dying. Older trees typically have milder symptoms. "This sudden mortality ...