Wind River Rorest (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption Trees are dying twice as fast as they did 17 years ago in Pacific Northwest forests like this one in the USDA Forest Service's Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Portland, Ore. Credit University of Washington Usage Restrictions Photo credit required License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.