Bark Beetles A Boon To Colorado’s Biodiversity

Bark beetles driven by drought may be leaving millions of dead trees behind, but they may also leave behind more diverse, complex and healthy forests than Northern Colorado has seen in more than a century. A U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station study...
“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

Hikers, hunters and fall leaf lookers headed to the mountains in Colorado this fall should be aware that huge stands of lodgepole pines in beetle-killed areas are past due to fall at any moment, based on observations from Colorado State Forest Service foresters. Ryan...