Summary
Brytten Steed, PhD, USFS Forest Entomologist (retired) Forest Health Protection – Missoula Field Office
Aspen in the Northern Rocky Mountains exist more often as small, scattered patches or stringers than the iconic landscapes of aspen found elsewhere. Like early-season fireflies, they dot the landscape where moisture is present, ringing potholes, lining streams, or clinging to topographies rich in subsurface moisture. Their rarity belies their importance to wildlife, livestock, fire movement, and humans. Aspen are preferred browse for large herbivores, a hotspot for birds, and home to a diversity of plants. People, too, gravitate to these communities for camping, hunting, photography, and retreat.
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