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While we may not be able to do much about public land affected by beetle kill, as homeowners, we can take steps to contain the problem on our own private property.
1. Diagnosis - Infected trees must first be identified and marked.
2. Treatment - Infected trees should be cut down (before the newly hatched beetles fly out of the trees in the spring/summer), while other still healthy trees should be sprayed annually to protect them. One can spray oneself or enlist the services of a licensed preventative spray service. (see the Links page of area providers).
3. Removal - Felled trees need to be converted to chips/mulch and/or removed from the property to reduce risk of further beetle spread and to mitigate the fire danger of dead wood.
A "Homeowners' Association of
Associations" Case Study
John Taylor of Eagles Nest Property
Association brought together representatives from Eagles Nest, Maryland
Creek, Pebble Creek, Ruby Ranch, and Willow Creek Highlands to put together
an Area Fire Mitigation Task Force which has been extremely active and
successful in Pine Beetle spraying and dead tree removal. Please
click
here to read more on their plan. (Word document can be opened and read
immediately or downloaded to your hard drive for later viewing.)
Homeowners
Association representatives may contact John Taylor (970-262-5940 and
pandjtaylor@waveride.net) or
Pat Tormey (970-262-2055 and
pbtormey@yahoo.com) to arrange an inspection of their property to
identify any pine beetle infestation. Reforestation: Colorado Seedling Tree Program
For those of you interested in starting to work on
reforestation for the enjoyment of generations to come, here is the web
site with information on the state seedling tree program. Trees must be
ordered now for spring. Pick up will be in Kremmling. The web site has
a lot of information on tree and shrub varieties. Trees cost a little
over $1 each. They are small and once planted will spend the first year
or two working on root growth. I have some on my lot that were planted
8 - 10 years ago; they are now 3' tall.
A reminder: the only trees that grow naturally in Ruby
Ranch are aspen, Englemann spruce, sub-alpine fir and lodgepole. There
are descriptions on the back of the order form which give details about
growing conditions. For example, "Englemann Spruce: tall tree of the
subalpine zone; demands shade; 8,000' - 11,000'". Trees or shrubs
planted outside of their prime growing zone will not thrive.
Homeowners Resources
SummitPineBeetle.org is a service of
Our Future Summit
330 Fieldler Street, Suite 206A
Dillon Colorado 80435
970-468-7875
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