aspen

Yes, stands of aspen and willows are thriving again — in some places.

In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.

Seattle-based artist and journalist Jeff Rice recorded the sounds for this multimedia installation in Pando, a gigantic grove of interconnected quaking aspen trees in Utah — and one of the world’s largest single organisms.

Groves of aspen can mature within a half-century.

Groves of aspen can mature within a half century.