As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds -- and obstacles

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As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts
face huge odds -- and obstacles

1 of 8 | The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by
wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover. Researchers are
studying which species are likely to survive, and where, as climate
change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests to regrow.
(AP video: Brittany Peterson)
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2 of 8 | Marin Chambers, left, takes notes while Maddie Wilson
provides observations Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo, at a
reforestation test plot at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area. (AP
Photo/Brittany Peterson)
3 of 8 | Camille Stevens-Rumann holds a grid used to organize
seedlings at a reforestation test plot Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in
Bellvue, Colo., at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area. (AP
Photo/Brittany Peterson)
4 of 8 | Maddie Wilson measures the height of a seedling at a
reforestation test site Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at
the 2020 Cameron Peak fire burn area. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
5 of 8 | A researcher from the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute
at Colorado State University touches a test seedling Tuesday, June 11,
2024, in Bellvue, Colo., planted in the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn
area. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
6 of 8 | A river flows Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo.,
among burned trees in the 2020 Cameron Peak burn area. (AP
Photo/Brittany Peterson)
7 of 8 | Marin Chambers, left, and Camille Stevens-Rumann pose on
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at the site of the 2020
Cameron Peak Fire. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
8 of 8 | A burned tree sits on the ground Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in
Bellvue, Colo., at the site of the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire. (AP
Photo/Brittany Peterson)