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2. Hemlock Trees By: Eli PARKER

3. WHAT ARE HEMLOCKS? Hemlock trees are well… trees. They are very important. And if they will come abate… it cant be good.

4. WHY ARE HEMLOCKS SO IMPORTANT? Hemlocks are a keystone species. What that is it’s a very important species that nature couldn’t live without it. Many species of neo-tropical migratory songbirds nest and feed in hemlock trees, so a loss of hemlock would leave these birds vulnerable. Also, hemlock grow along creeks and rivers and the shade cast by their evergreen foliage serves to regulate water temperature and this in turn affects many aquatic species like fish and insects that are adapted to this water temperature. Most fish that live in mountain streams and rivers require cold, clear water to thrive. . .

5. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE HEMLOCKS ARE DEAD? What does every tree need? Roots. Hemlock trees grow on banks. If there is no hemlock trees holding in the soil along the side of a stream or river, sediment will fall into the river killing fish. Sediment is soil or dirt that has fallen into a river. The sediment muddies the water and creates reduces the oxygen in the water. It keeps the water cool because it provides shade since they are tall. I also think they are exquisite and sublime. We should venerate them.

6. SO,WHATS KILLING THE TREES? The Woolly adelgid is killing the trees by sucking all the sugar out infecting the trees. What? Did you ask what the adelgid was? Well, the adelgid is a bug and it feeds on hemlocks. Hemlock map

7. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww HAVE HUMANS DONE TO THE TREES TO HELP? So far one solution that has been tried so far has done is put CT beetles in the forest. They feed on wooly adelgid. We brought the CT beetle to America (mentioned in solutions)

8. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Some possible solutions are: Produce CT beetles , produce dioxide into the trees or lure the adelgid away from the trees.

9. Questions??? Any questions or comments? Are you feeling perplexed?

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