West Virginia University Researchers Work to Restore Iconic West Virginia Red Spruce Forests
August 04, 2022
August 04, 2022
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- West Virginia University issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2022:
Clearcutting and wildfires decimated the red spruce, once the dominant, high-elevation tree species in West Virginia, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nowadays, only 10% of the state's historic red spruce coverage remains and it faces a new threat in climate change.
West Virginia University researchers Donald Brown and James Thompson with the Davis C . . .
Clearcutting and wildfires decimated the red spruce, once the dominant, high-elevation tree species in West Virginia, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nowadays, only 10% of the state's historic red spruce coverage remains and it faces a new threat in climate change.
West Virginia University researchers Donald Brown and James Thompson with the Davis C . . .