OKLAHOMA CITY – As fire season in Oklahoma continues, Eastern Red Cedar trees also continue to fuel major problems for the state.They grow almost as quickly as the wildfires they fuel.

An over-population of Eastern red cedar trees is like a cancer to the rangeland—aggressive, widespread and time-consuming to eradicate. Landowners in the High Plains have fought these ...

All of the photos are from spring 2025 Dewey County, Oklahoma, fire, and provided by Justine Anderson, Oklahoma Conservation. Cutting cedar trees without removal.

The Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act tasks the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to complete a 10,000-acre hydrology study targeting native red cedar trees, a variety of juniper ...

Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing to expand efforts to remove Eastern Red Cedar trees, a highly flammable species that has contributed to the state’s growing wildfire crisis. House Bill 2162, which ...

Since Friday, fires have burned through thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, and have taken at least four lives. Dry conditions, high winds, and one Oklahoma tree have fanned the flames.

A cedar tree burns during a fire in June 2020. Oklahoma lawmakers unanimously approved new legislation in 2023 to assist in eradicating Eastern red cedar trees from the Oklahoma North Canadian ...

Oklahoma faces a "Very High Alert" for cedar and elm pollen for the third consecutive day, causing a sneeze-inducing inslaught of allergy symptoms.

If you suspect your cedar tree has been infected with a disease but you lack the confidence to diagnose it correctly, this might be one of those times that you need a professional tree inspection.

Eastern Red Cedar trees cost the state economy half a billion dollars per year according to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The tree also poses a fire hazard. People might not notice the ...

A 13-county area around Tulsa is included in Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's orange alert Thursday for air quality that's unhealthy for sensitive groups, such as asthma sufferers.