Wood boring insects? Someone needs some fact checking.
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"Taking action - Lohr said officials will use a helicopter this year to travel over the forest canopy in search of hemlocks that are alive and haven't yet been identified. It's a search made easier in the colder months when the evergreens stand out among other trees that have lost their foliage for the year. Crews will treat the surviving trees with chemicals, providing them a temporary lifeline until scientists can find a long-term solution for dealing with the adelgid."
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Why wasn't this action taken sooner? All of the sudden there is money in the budget to treat trees? Here's another article that has the forest service admitting that they didn't do what they should have...
