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Some of Pennsylvania’s iconic tree species might not survive climate change

Those tens of thousands of acres of mountain maple, American beech, balsam fir, paper birch, and quaking aspen that produce some of Pennsylvania’s most iconic fall scenes are at risk because of climate change.

A scene from William Penn State Forest in Elverson, Chester County.
A scene from William Penn State Forest in Elverson, Chester County.Read morePennsylvania Bureau of Forestry.