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As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in US Pacific Northwest (apnews.com)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/5315976

As the world’s climate warms, tree growing ranges in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to move farther north and higher in elevation.

Trees, of course, can’t get up and walk to their new climatic homes. This is where assisted migration is supposed to lend a hand.

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