Natural History Wanderings

Anthropocene Magazine reports

Standing dead “snags” can be a boon for wildlife. But the best way to turn live trees into standing dead ones has been a mystery until now.

Sometimes, conservationists want trees to die. That’s true even for majestic icons like Douglas firs, evergreens that can grow to a towering 100 meters in the coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

Which begs the question: What’s the best way to kill a tree?

Read more at  What’s the best way to kill a tree? For wildlife…