Tree damage at Lake Macbride State Park following the 2020 derecho. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million trees in urban canopies were killed or damaged by the 2020 Midwest derecho that swept across Iowa, according to a new data tool from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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