Eastern red cedars are taking over grasslands in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. In most temperate grasslands around the world, gaining a tree canopy won’t help cool the planet. BARB VAN SLYKE/KONZA PRAIRIE LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH via KNS
BY CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSENKCUR/Kansas News Service We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains,…