Trees are dying across the state and it could be due to climate change
Extreme drought and swings in climate could alter our landscape permanently
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Forestry and climate experts say Minnesota’s extreme whiplash between soggy years and extreme drought recently is killing our trees.
Lee Frelich, Director of Forest Ecology at the University of Minnesota, joined to talk more about what this means.
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