Unfortunately this is a scene all to often seen in the park near the trail head we hiked on today. The Hemlock trees are being devastated by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern part of the US. If you are interested in learning more you can go to http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/hemlock/hwa05.htm
I was in this area about seven years ago and the amount of destruction since then is dramatic.
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