During periods of extended drought, pine trees become water-stressed, and beetles can get the upper hand. Infested trees needles' fade from green to reddish-brown. In central Idaho and eastern Oregon and Washington, vast mountain areas have already been transformed by mountain pine beetle infestations, wildfires, or both.
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29 March 2022 - 7:44pm