Tiny beetles are killing the Long Island Pine Barrens. Many trees are likely lost for good.
Southern pine beetles have killed thousands of acres of pine trees, especially on eastern Long Island.
State foresters have been working to thin the dense forests to help them withstand the attack.
Some of the damaged pine barrens will probably transition to oak forests, experts said.
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