A Library Becomes a Monument to Invasive Species

By The Environment... on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
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Ash trees are dying by the millions across the midwest because of an infestation of a foreign bug.

In one town, they're using the dead wood to help build a library.

Lester Graham reports the wood beams and flooring will be a permanent exhibit to remind visitors of the trees that were once there and the cost of imported pests.

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