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Top view of trees killed by a bark beetle outbreak near Twisp Pass, North Cascades National Park, Washington. Bark beetle populations have exploded and caused massive devastation throughout the west since the late 1990s. Recent warmer winters have not been sufficiently severe to kill the native beetle and suppress its population growth.

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Image Size: 667x1000 / 415.1KB; www.weltyphotography.com; North America United States Washington Cascade Range North Cascades National Park Twisp Pass color image outdoors day nobody vertical environment nature scenery scenic landscape detail evergreen pine trees forest high angle view top view aerial colorful Fall Autumn disease death dying bark beetle forestry ecology
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Top view of trees killed by a bark beetle outbreak near Twisp Pass, North Cascades National Park, Washington. Bark beetle populations have exploded and caused massive devastation throughout the west since the late 1990s. Recent warmer winters have not been sufficiently severe to kill the native beetle and suppress its population growth.