1. How has the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation caused problems?

2. 1. Dead trees release carbon into the atmosphere

3. 2. Not all dead trees can be harvested risk of more wildfires

4. 3. Hurts the economies of logging communities in BC’s Interior

5. 4. Removal of dead trees near riverbanks lack of shade, raises water temperatures
Diseases
Parasites
Death
of salmon

6. 6. Threat to rivers and streams
Tree roots absorb water from the soil.

7. Without trees and their roots, that water would drain into rivers, causing flooding

8. Tree roots hold the soil in place; without trees and their roots, sediment (soil) would move down into rivers
This soil raises river beds, also leading to floods
Silt is dangerous to fish

9. 7. Concern for keeping remote communities together
Loss of forestry industry forces people to leave towns in search of jobs