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MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
TREE MORTALITY DISASTER
65%OF HOMES IN THE PART OFMARIPOSA COUNTY MOSTSEVERELY IMPACTED BYTHE TREE MORTALITYDISASTER ARE AT RISK
PUT TREMENDOUS STRESS ONTREES IN CALIFORNIA’S FORESTS,RESULTING IN WIDESPREADMORTALITY.PRIMARY CAUSE OF MORTALITYFOR MOST PINE AND FIR TREESBUT OTHER TREES SUCH ASINCENSE CEDAR AND LIVE OAKARE SIMPLY DYING FROM LACK OFWATER.OCCURRING IN MANY AREASACROSS FEDERAL, STATE AND
OF THIS
MARIPOSA COUNTYTREE MORTALITY
SOURCE: U.S. FOREST SERVICE & CAL FIRE
FOUR YEARS OF DROUGHT HAVE
BARK BEETLES ARE THE
EXTENSIVE TREE MORTALITY ISPRIVATE LANDS.
MARIPOSA COUNTY
DATE: MAY ; MARIPOSA COUNTY GIS2016