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Gabriel Popkin: Can a hidden world be saved from an invasive scourge?

Gabriel Popkin: Can a hidden world be saved from an invasive scourge?

The emerald ash border threatens ash trees that anchor a unique world on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Invasive insects and plants spread northward

Invasive insects and plants spread northward

From tree-eating beetles to crop-smothering vines, pests once found only in more southerly latitudes are expanding their ranges as climate change spurs warmer winters.
New England’s forests are sick. They need more tree doctors
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New England’s forests are sick. They need more tree doctors

Climate change is taking a toll on woodlands in the Northeast.
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Invasive pests are significantly decreasing US forests' ability to store carbon
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Invasive pests are significantly decreasing US forests' ability to store carbon

More than 450 non-native insects and diseases have found their way into U.S. forests, and the millions of trees killed by these pests each year contain carbon equal to the emissions of 4.4 million cars.

Want to understand the biodiversity crisis? Look at the trees in your back yard.
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Want to understand the biodiversity crisis? Look at the trees in your back yard.

Real, visible and consequential ecological catastrophes are playing out all around us.
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