MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

TREE MORTALITY DISASTER

65%OF HOMES IN THE PART OFMARIPOSA COUNTY MOSTSEVERELY IMPACTED BYTHE TREE MORTALITYDISASTER ARE AT RISK

PUT TREMENDOUS STRESS ONTREES IN CALIFORNIA’S FORESTS,RESULTING IN WIDESPREADMORTALITY.PRIMARY CAUSE OF MORTALITYFOR MOST PINE AND FIR TREESBUT OTHER TREES SUCH ASINCENSE CEDAR AND LIVE OAKARE SIMPLY DYING FROM LACK OFWATER.OCCURRING IN MANY AREASACROSS FEDERAL, STATE AND

OF THIS

MARIPOSA COUNTYTREE MORTALITY

SOURCE: U.S. FOREST SERVICE & CAL FIRE

FOUR YEARS OF DROUGHT HAVE

BARK BEETLES ARE THE

EXTENSIVE TREE MORTALITY ISPRIVATE LANDS.

MARIPOSA COUNTY

DATE: MAY ; MARIPOSA COUNTY GIS2016