Trees that were removed after being killed by mountain pine beetles; Photo by Forest Service – Northern Region via Flickr Creative Commons The mountain pine beetle infestations are spreading. As filmmaker Michael Pellegatti states , “To date millions of acres of forests and billions of trees are dead and there is no end in sight. Some estimates predict that by 2013, 80% of the North American forests could be gone. In addition, we are losing forests that otherwise provide a carbon sink … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Death Of A Forest" Documentary Details The Killing of Keystone Species by Pine Beetles