Climate change causing PNW's iconic western redcedars to die
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To many Indigenous peoples, who used the trees for houses, clothes, weapons, tools, medicines, art and canoes, they’re know as the Tree of Life.
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Thuja plicata (western redcedar)
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The Forest Service is experimenting with relocating tree species to save them from climate change - InvestigateWest
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Massive die-off of Pacific Northwest trees linked to climate change
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Thuja plicata (western redcedar) description
Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
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Western Redcedar Dieback, PPO Home
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Climate change hastening demise of Pacific Northwest forests - Los Angeles Times
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Extreme heat poses new threat to Pacific Northwest's trees
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B.C.'s provincial tree threatened by climate change, expert says
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Climate change causing PNW's iconic western redcedars to die
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Western redcedar die-off in Seattle Parks - Green Seattle Partnership
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