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   Yep, Celtic Eco wrote on 01 Jul 95  03:49:30 
    about:   tahoe forest dying. Why?:

E> From: celticeco@aol.com (Celtic Eco)
E> Why are there so many dead and dying trees in the Tahoe area?

   California has a lot of dying trees.  Most think it is a 
   combination of drought and fire supression.  The drought
   stressed the tress making them ripe for bark beetle invasion.
   Under natural (low fuel) conditions fire would have taken many
   of them and the beetles out before they could spread.

   I haven't been to Tahoe in a few years, do you see entire 
   dead or dying forests, or just individual trees in a random 
   pattern?  The  latter is more typical for bark beetles.
   --Doug



... "To all the beasts - I give every green plant for food." Gen 1:30