silence7 to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoDouglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forestswww.opb.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10cross-posted to: climate
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkDouglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forestswww.opb.orgsilence7 to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1fedilinkcross-posted to: climate
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month ago … combination of above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation is stressing out Douglas fir trees. Bennett suspects these conditions are messing with trees’ ability to pull water up from their roots.