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George Wuerthner: Are beetles and wildfire fears misplaced? |
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Monday, 11 January 2010 13:23 |
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The current pine beetle “outbreak” that has led to higher tree mortality among Colorado forests has prompted some people to suggest that beetle-kill trees will invariably lead to larger wildfires and “destroy” our forests. At the heart of this issue are flawed assumptions about wildfires, what constitutes a healthy forest, and the options available to humans in face of natural processes that are inconvenient and get in the way of our designs.
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Pine beetles increase falling tree danger in backcountry |
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Friday, 25 December 2009 13:13 |
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Buried pines also pose threat to snowmobilers
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — As if wildfire danger and marred views weren't enough, the mountain pine beetle has found yet another way to spoil our fun: Falling trees.
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Climate change threatens ski industry, group says |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 13:31 |
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Summit Daily News
BRECKENRIDGE — Colorado's ski industry is in danger of “melting away” if Congress doesn't act decisively on climate change legislation, said Dana Hoffman, an energy expert with Environment Colorado.
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Forest Service on the right track with hazard tree removal |
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 13:07 |
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It's not always easy to find fans in the category “things federal agencies do,” but it's hard not to be on board with the recent U.S. Forest Service announcement that hazard-tree removal is moving near the top of their list. Last week, the Forest Service said it will expand a $15 million project to remove beetle-killed trees from in the White River National Forest as well as the Arapaho-Roosevelt and Medicine Bow-Routt forests.
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Beetle-battle panel created |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 12:42 |
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When Dan Gibbs, a first-term legislator from Silverthorne, began talking to people at the Capitol last year about the beetle epidemic that is drastically reshaping Colorado's forests, he said a Front Range colleague stared back at him dumbfounded.
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