Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Droughts double dying trees in 10 years
Tree experts are sounding the alarm: Because of severe drought across the west, the number of trees dying in forests has doubled over the last ten years, creating dangerous fire conditions. Experts say the drought conditions weaken trees, making them susceptible to bark beetles, which destroy the trees. The low rainfall over the last few years has left trees vulnerable to a surge in bark beetles. Experts say when there's sufficient moisture, trees are healthy and they're able to fight off beetles. But when they're stressed by drought, they're less able to defend themselves so beetles thrive...ABC
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Didn't Bush cause all of these problems? How could it be drought?
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