Forests feel relief from sudden aspen decline

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Forests feel relief from sudden aspen decline

Photo courtesy of Phil Kemp, U.S. Forest Service
A dying stand of aspen, pictured in 2006, shows evidence of sudden aspen decline in the Mancos-Dolores ranger district. U.S. Forest Service research shows sudden aspen decline is not infecting new stands in Western Colorado and has not grown significantly since 2008.

Forests feel relief from sudden aspen decline

Photo courtesy of Phil Kemp, U.S. Forest Service
A dying stand of aspen, pictured in 2006, shows evidence of sudden aspen decline in the Mancos-Dolores ranger district. U.S. Forest Service research shows sudden aspen decline is not infecting new stands in Western Colorado and has not grown significantly since 2008.