Which trees fare well in Illinois during drought and how you can save yours?

Below normal rainfall has continued into autumn and has worsened drought conditions across Illinois. Dry vegetation and crops have caused dozens of field fires over in September and October. To learn about the impacts of drought on forests in our state, we talked with Chris Evans, Forestry Extension and Research Specialist with Illinois Extension.

Interview by Maddie Stover, doctoral student in physics and Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist at the University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institute. 

Funding for Weather Realness is partially provided by the Backlund Charitable Trust.  If you have a weather or climate question for the scientists on this program, please leave a voicemail at 217.333.2141 or email weatherrealness@illinois.edu.