A Death in the Forest

This chapter is about how insects are becoming infected and in return they are destroying hemlocks (trees). One of the places it happened to was Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When they noticed the trees starting to die, they tried to get the government to help but they didn't! So it was out of the park's own pocket to try and save the hemlocks. They were pretty much living on "life support" because they trees were infected and they knew no way to save them. So they continued to give the trees drugs to keep them  a live in hopes that they'll stay a live long enough that they'll be able to find a cure. Why not just let the trees die? Even when the drugs didn't work and the trees died, it was another two to three thousand dollars for the park to have the trees removed!