http://www.newsweek.com/trees-dying-drought-california-lake-tahoe-1745685

Fir trees are dying in the Lake Tahoe Basin at a quicker rate than in the rest of California.

The trees are perishing in greater numbers and faster than previously seen before, especially near Fallen Leaf Lake and around North Lake Tahoe, Rita Mustatia, forest silviculturist for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service, told SFGate.