[PCA] NEWS: A popular wild Christmas tree, Canaan fir, is imperiled because of a ravenous bug

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-popular-wild-christmas-tree-canaan-fir-is-imperiled-because-of-a-ravenous-bug/2013/12/22/e19707dc-6733-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html?hpid=z1

A popular wild Christmas tree, Canaan fir, is imperiled because of a
ravenous bug
By Darryl Fears, Published: December 22

In West Virginia’s scenic Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, with its
gently sloping mountains and emerald acres of timber, Mike Powell relishes
the perks of his job as a caretaker of the land: the sounds of a gurgling
stream and the fresh pine scent of evergreens.

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