Wildfires in the U.S. harm forest recovery due to climate change, threatening ecosystems and water supplies.

Wildfires in the U.S. are increasingly devastating forests, which struggle to recover due to climate change. Key challenges include insufficient seed collection, nursery capacity, and trained labor for replanting, with many areas unlikely to regenerate naturally. Larger, intense fires destroy seed trees and create burn scars too vast for recovery. This trend threatens water supplies and ecosystems, prompting researchers to explore new replanting strategies.

September 27, 2024
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