Earth Notes
Earth Notes
Earth Notes - Saving Snags
(2008-06-04)
A ponderosa pine snag near Camp Navajo, west of Flagstaff. Standing dead trees, or snags, are considered an integral habitat component of cavity-nesting birds and other wildlife in the coniferous forests of the southwestern United States.
FLAGSTAFF, AZ (knau) - Standing, dead trees are important wildlife habitat in the southwest. That's part of the reason why logging them after fires and bark beetle outbreaks has proved so controversial. © Copyright 2009, knau
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