A Houston area forestry expert predicts that the prolonged drought and heat wave in Texas will kill up to 10% of the entire tree canopy in the Houston area-- up to 66 million trees could be lost! Could be worse than the number of trees destroyed by Hurricane Ike a couple of years ago.
Not only will this affect the natural beauty of the eight county area but will also have a profound effect on air pollution and will create heat spots where there is currently deep shade. And Houston is not even close to being in the most drought stricken part of the state.
I definitely see some trees in my own woods that are dying.
I believe that we are all foresters on some level. That we love trees and appreciate the beauty that trees bring to the landscape. Even though we tend to look at a mighty oak and calculate BTUs, I'd like to believe that none of us really would wish for wide scale destruction of our wooded treasures, whether by drought or storm. And yes, there will be lots of firewood to be had but the sad thing is that, on this scale, a large percentage of this wood will be wasted.
Firewood vendors are going to have a bleak few years coming up as the market will be flooded.
Sure wish that Tropical Storm Lee would have come into Texas!
Not only will this affect the natural beauty of the eight county area but will also have a profound effect on air pollution and will create heat spots where there is currently deep shade. And Houston is not even close to being in the most drought stricken part of the state.
I definitely see some trees in my own woods that are dying.
I believe that we are all foresters on some level. That we love trees and appreciate the beauty that trees bring to the landscape. Even though we tend to look at a mighty oak and calculate BTUs, I'd like to believe that none of us really would wish for wide scale destruction of our wooded treasures, whether by drought or storm. And yes, there will be lots of firewood to be had but the sad thing is that, on this scale, a large percentage of this wood will be wasted.
Firewood vendors are going to have a bleak few years coming up as the market will be flooded.
Sure wish that Tropical Storm Lee would have come into Texas!