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Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

The view from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, located within California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains.

Matthew Hurteau

Matthew Hurteau

Assistant Professor Matthew Hurteau, University of New Mexico Department of Biology

Shoshone National Forest

Shoshone National Forest

In 2006, the Little Venus Fire spread through Shoshone National Forest destroying thousands of acres. These large scale fire events have a huge impact on the forests ability to take up carbon before it enters the atmosphere.

Credit: Brandon Oberhardt

Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage

New research to help guide policy decisions

By Aaron Hilf May 25, 2017

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