Sep 19, 2021 Sep 19, 2021 Updated Oct 24, 2022 An epidemic is creeping into Interior Alaska, but it is not attacking people. It is killing forests filled with mature white spruce trees. The ...
Our city’s parks and forests are filled with spruce trees, especially beetle-killed ones, which act as prime fuel for wildfires. Winds can carry sparks across rooftops, spreading destruction ...