Photos of the Day: June 6, 2016
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards worked on the Hawksbill Trail today with a team from the U.S. Naval Academy. (Photos: Laura Hodge)
This weathered beauty still stands after years of mountain peak weather and hemlock wooly adelgids. It’s becoming increasingly clear that hemlocks in full sun can better withstand adelgid attack. The tree in the image below is more shaded and suffers accordingly.