A cottonwood is technically a hardwood tree, but it is considered a softwood. The light nature of the branches makes them susceptible to wind damage and snapping from excess weight.

Golf is so much more that hitting a small ball over a patch of grass. Part of the joy of playing golf at Oregon State University’s Trysting Tree Golf Club is observing bald eagles, red-tailed ...

Playing nearby a towering cottonwood tree, George Akerson (right) of Lincoln uses a 6-iron to put his shot on the green of the fifth hole of Pioneers Golf Course on Tuesday.

Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County.