Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk – A report on regional forest health
Here is a report from the folks at the Rocky Mountain Climate Change Organization.
” . . . the forests of the Rocky Mountains are facing a triple assault: tree-killing insects, wildfires, and heat and drought. If allowed to continue unchecked, these stresses and their impacts could fundamentally alter these forests as we know them.”
“This report documents the latest evidence on how climate change is already disrupting the forests of the Rocky Mountain region and what scientists project for the decades ahead, and suggests how we can best meet these challenges.”
Click here for the FULL REPORT.
