I've visited Belle Isle for many decades - since a child. I have favorite trees I've photographed. The interior of the Isle that you can access from two winding roads was always tree dense with the occasion deer hiding within the stands.

Visited recently and immediately noted that many of the interior trees as well as some flanking the ponds are dead! They never having come out of winter dormancy. The concentration is along the inner isle tracks. Anyone else notice?

It's been happening for a while but it IS very noticeable now.

https://planetdetroit.org/2020/08/di...twoods-forest/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winds...wilt-1.3991951

I will upload photos I took in a bit......