Two Months After Maria, Puerto Rico’s Rainforest Is Bouncing Back
Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest—the only rainforest in the U.S. National Forest Network—took a beating from Hurricane Maria. The photos that emerged after the storm, of downed trees, defoliated canopies, and battered infrastructure, painted a bleak, almost apocalyptic picture. But scientists expected the forest to bounce back, and eight weeks later, that appears to…
