Mike, 69, was diagnosed in 2015 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. “Price increases and shortages are the result of extreme weather events in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, supply chain congestion in and out of ports, trucking and domestic shipping issues and shipping container shortages,” she said.įor the McGees, the environmental crisis dovetailed with a personal one.
In part because of this, fewer Christmas trees are likely to be available this holiday season, and they will come with a higher price tag, said Jami Warner, executive director of the American Christmas Tree Assn. “The climate crisis - and our land management crisis - is killing them.” “People revere some of these big, old trees, and we’re losing them,” said Meg Krawchuk, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University.
