Foresters adapt as insects become driving force in tree mortality

An emerald ash borer perched on a leaf. Photo courtesy Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and MarketsErika Tally is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.BURLINGTON — Across Northeastern forests, natural causes now account for more tree deaths than harvesting, including in Vermont, according to a recent study from the University of Vermont. But these natural causes are still cause for co