West Newbury Tree Committee Provides Helpful Information About the Impact of Climate Change on our Town Trees and Forests
Posted on: July 30, 2020 - 8:44am
Climate Change and the Future of Our Forests: West Newbury is blessed with beautiful forests that cover almost 60% of our town landscape. With climate change at our doorstep, we are all wondering what lies ahead.
- What's going to happen to our West Newbury forest as climate change progresses?
- Will our trees suffer or thrive?
- Will we have more insect infestation of our trees?
- If we plant trees now, which species are best suited to survive in the future?
Questions like these are pretty common. The future of our trees and forests are important cultural and economic topics for our Town. To find out answers to these questions and to read some advice about managing the trees you have or will be planting, click here.