Forests at Risk: Climate Change and the Future of the American West ~ by: Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

**Title: **Forests at Risk: Climate Change and the Future of the American West
**Author: **Aspen Center for Environmental Studies _(Island Press)_
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Climate change poses a huge threat to the West. The current mountain pine beetle epidemic with over 50 million acres of dying trees in western North America has created a powerful "teachable moment" across the region.

A primary goal of the Forests At Risk symposium was to reframe the nation's climate change dialogue by making the issue both personal and real to many who may not appreciate its connection to the immediate world around them. While some may have...

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