WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck drivers ...

Each spring in Southeast Alaska, the Sitka spruce tip harvest happens suddenly and only lasts about a week. With the flavor's growing popularity and short harvest season, Alaska businesses have come ...

The enrichment of geography that Google now makes possible has had me browsing on the island of Sitka, off the ragged coast of Alaska but quite a bit short of where the Aleutian archipelago reaches ...

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, Alaska — The Sitka spruce soaring more than 180 feet skyward has stood on this spot on Prince of Wales Island for centuries. While fierce winds have contorted the towering ...

Every year, between 150 and 200 Sitka spruce logs cut from Southeast Alaska forests are barged south to a small company in Concrete, Wash., where they begin their transformation into acoustic guitars ...

A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and ...