Insects and fungus raise concerns in Washington's annual forest health checkup

Insects and fungus raise concerns in Washington's annual forest health checkup
Dry and dying vegetation can become fuel for fires, and drought brought on by climate change can hurt trees' resistance to disease.
Author: Glenn Farley
Updated: 10:21 PM PDT May 6, 2021
Dry and dying vegetation can become fuel for fires. 
Last year, Washington state recorded 1,638 fires, an increase of 243 more fires than the previous year. Late summer also saw the Sumner Grade Fire in Pierce County, which burned homes and threatened others, reminding people that wildfire isn’t just a problem on the typically drier east side of the state.
That fire was part of a rash of 116 fires that broke out on the Labor Day weekend, including the largest of the season at 233,730 acres.

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