Times are tough in Utah.* Times are tough in Utah, where forests are under attack from a variety of sources, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a story in the Salt Lake Tribune. Two exotics--tamarisk and cheat grass--are taking over where willows and sagebrush sagebrush, name for several species of Artemisia, deciduous shrubs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), particularly abundant in arid regions of W North America. The common sagebrush (A. used to be. Ninety percent of the state's forests runa a moderate to high risk of catastrophic wildfire, according to a report from the state Division of Forestry, Fire and State lands. Bark beetle bark beetle Any member of the beetle family Scolytidae, many of which severely damage trees. Bark beetles are cylindrical, brown or black, and usually less than 0.25 in. (6 mm) long. have killed more than 1.7 million trees there and threaten another 2.2 million acres of state forest. And drought is stressing trees, making them more susceptible to problems. "We talk about the President's Healthy Forests Initiative The Healthy Forests Initiative (or HFI), officially the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, is a law originally proposed by President George W. Bush in response to the widespread forest fires during the summer of 2002. , but there are not many healthy forests left," Joel Frandsen, a state forester with the division told the Tribune. |
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