When campers return to their favorite campsites this year, they may be greeted with a different scene than they remember.
That favorite tree that used to shade your campsite and provide a relaxing location to sit and read a book? Now gone, replaced by a stump with small plants growing around the base.
The loss of trees from storm damage, fire or other catastrophes provides an opportunity for a remarkable ecological process to ensue – forest succession.
With change comes opportunity…
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