America's Trees and Forests Under Attack: State Foresters Poised to Respond
The Hill (September 6, 2016)  
A prolonged drought in the western United States has created conditions for massive wildfires and bark beetle devastation, turning once-healthy landscapes from green to brown. In the eastern United States, pests like the emerald ash borer have destroyed tens of millions of community trees. The effect on ash trees is even threatening production of one of America’s most iconic wood products—the baseball bat.