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Beneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, in the Malheur National Forest, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.
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Blue Mountains, Malheur National Forest, eastern Oregon, US
Who
Greg Whipple, Forest Service worker, Forest Service team (Ferguson, Dreisbach, Parks, Filip and Schmitt)
What
Beneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, in the Malheur National Forest, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:16:01 GMT · 8h 15m ago
Where
Blue Mountains, Malheur National Forest, eastern Oregon, US ·
Why
The fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, is a root pathogen that feasts by killing trees along its path.
The Frontline Impact
How this affects you
This massive honey fungus, potentially one of the oldest and largest living organisms on Earth, continues to expand its reach in the Malheur National Forest by killing trees, demonstrating a unique form of ecological impact over millennia.
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10 events in this thread- Currently Reading8h 15m agoBeneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, in the Malheur National Forest, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.
- Health & Science8h 15m agoA single honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, in Oregon's Malheur National Forest has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years and now covers nearly 10 square kilometers.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoA single honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, in the Malheur National Forest has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years and now covers nearly ten square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoA single honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, has been spreading through the roots of the forest in the Malheur National Forest, eastern Oregon, for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoBeneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly 10 square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoBeneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, in the Malheur National Forest, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoBeneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly 10 square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoA single honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, in the Malheur National Forest, has been spreading for thousands of years and now covers nearly 10 square kilometres.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoA single honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, covering nearly ten square kilometres, has been spreading through the roots of the forest in Oregon’s Blue Mountains for thousands of years.Open article
- Health & Science8h 15m agoBeneath the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, in the Malheur National Forest, a single honey fungus has been spreading through the roots of the forest for thousands of years, now covering nearly ten square kilometres.Open article