Some national forests in Colorado and Wyoming may have to be closed if the U.S. Forest Service cannot hasten cleanup of beetle-infested trees, Regional Forester Rick Cables said Tuesday. Testifying here before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, Cables said he expects 100,000 trees a day to fall in the national forests in the two states over the next 10 years. "The trees are falling," Cables said. "We've had several near misses already where falling trees have come close to hurting people."...more
I can't figure out how those trees missed all those fat folks out there.
On the other hand, what a great way to get exercise. Just round up all those tubbly teens, turn 'em loose in the forest and let them dodge 100,000 trees a day. They'd also learn pretty damn quick about healthy forests.
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