More than 70 percent of these long-lived trees are now dead in many areas of Alaska. Diminishing snowpack due to climate change exposes the yellow cedar’s shallow roots to frigid winter temperatures ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she felt extra special about this year’s tree because both she and the tree were born in the Tongass National Forest. “Where I spent growing up years.

More than 70 percent of these long-lived trees are now dead in many areas of Alaska. Diminishing snowpack due to climate change exposes the yellow cedar’s shallow roots to frigid winter temperatures ...