Attack of the Spruce Bark Beetle, Matanuska Glacier, AK
N 61° 47.954 W 147° 48.847
6V E 457079 N 6852083
This interpretive sign in the Matanuska Glacier Recreation Area park provides information regarding the outbreak of the Spruce Bark Beetle.
Waymark Code: WM9CE2
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2010
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Copied from the interpretive sign:
"Attack of the Spruce Bark Beetle
They have been in Alaska's foreste for millennia. Normal populations of spruce bark beetles are healthy for the forest. Their numbers are naturally controlled by small mamals, woodpeckers and other insectivorous birds."
And, should you have the opportunity to visit this sign, you will learn more, such as:
..Prelude to Attack
....Changes in the Hood
Visit Instructions:
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