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Mountain pine beetle outbreak threatens Colorado Front Range forests. Wildfire mitigation planning begins

Wildfire mitigation planning begins amid mountain pine beetle outbreak in Front Range forests.

LEADVILLE, CO - Colorado State Forest Service experts joined Gov. Jared Polis recently to announce increased wildfire mitigation and other efforts to protect Colorado forests and communities amid a mountain pine beetle outbreak that is killing trees, which could fuel extreme fires along the Front Range.

First lodgepoles, now ponderosas: Colorado makes plans to fight pine beetles on multiple fronts
Infestation is in early stages but will spread along U.S. 285 and Interstate 70

DURANGO, CO. – Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order last week aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests along the Front Range. Polis said the infestation is in the beginning stages but will eventually be visible along U.S 285 and the Interstate 70 corridor. He attributes the outbreak to drought and a warming climate.

Cheyenne Urban Forestry urges homeowners to inspect their spruce trees for beetle infestation
CHEYENNE, WY. – Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division along with local arborists are continuing to observe an uptick in the number of dead and dying spruce trees in Cheyenne. This is the result of the spruce ips beetle. This current beetle infestation was first identified in Cheyenne about two and a half years ago and has shown no signs of slowing down. This beetle only infests spruce, such as Colorado Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce and Engelmann Spruce. Other evergreens, such as pines, junipers and firs are not affected...

Spruce beetle infestation worsens in Colorado forests
DENVER, COLORADO — Colorado forestry officials say the state’s spruce beetle infestation worsened in 2018. The Colorado State Forest Service said Thursday the pest was active on 278 square miles of high elevation lands last year. Since 2000, the beetle has damaged about 2,800 square miles...

Bark beetle outbreaks expand in Colorado
BUENA VISTA, COLORADO — Bark beetle outbreaks have continued to expand in parts of Colorado, based on a 2018 aerial forest health survey conducted by the Colorado State Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region...

State entomologist: Lake Christine Fire burn area ripe for Douglas fir beetle infestation
ASPEN, COLORADO — The Roaring Fork Valley forest has largely escaped the bark beetle outbreaks that have plagued many parts of the Colorado mountains in recent years, but that could change because of the Lake Christine Fire. Colorado State Forest Service entomologist Dan West said the valley already is dealing with pockets of Douglas fir beetle infestations. He expects the problem to expand this year...

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