Two days ago, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported that 950,000 trees along the Iowa side of the Missouri River are likely to die as a consequence of the Great Flood of 2011.  How the Iowa DNR came up with that figure is anyone’s guess.  I think the figure of 1 million trees would have been a more impressive number, or maybe 2 million. The reality is that no one knows how many trees are going to die in the months and years ahead.  But it is apparent that astronomical numbers of trees will die. Continue Reading »