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PA DCNR is partnering with the PA Parks and Forests Foundation and ParksByNature Network to offer a state parks and forests mobile app for smart phones. Credit: PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
As we welcome in the spring season, it is a good time to review the battle to control the emerald ash borer in the United States, which is now in its sixth year.
Disturbances to the forest ecosystem structure can be caused by phenomena such as fire, extreme weather (drought, wind, and ice storms),deer overpopulation, and invasive non-native pest species (fungal diseases, insects, and weedy plants), as well as by anthropogenic factors such as global climate change, logging, development, and arson.