Forest Connectivity in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Derived from 2005 Aerial Imagery
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is home to many wildlife species that depend on forest canopy connectivity to thrive. Park biologists are interested to learn how forest loss in the late 2000s and early 2010s caused by beech bark disease (BBD) is affecting these wildlife …