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Global warming: More fires, fewer lodgepole pines
Increasing temps and fire frequency could drive rapid and dramatic changes in subalpine and boreal forests Lodgepole pine forests like this one in the Black Hills of South Dakota could see big changes...
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Summit County: Keystone gets OK for forest health work
Salvage logging approved on about 1,600 acres at Colorado ski area The mountain pine beetle epidemic has advanced far up the slopes of Keystone Mountain. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Keystone Ski...
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Summit County: How do you measure forest recovery?
Local forest health group to discuss restoration and monitoring at a Sept. 15 lunch meeting in Frisco; the public is invited The Summit Forest Health Task Force will focus on restoration and monitoring...
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Experts surprised by intense fires in beetle-killed stands
Montana wildfire observations will increase understanding of fire behavior in changing Western forests The Saddle Complex fire burned so intensely that it created its own weather, which further fueled...
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Breckenridge: Forest summit meeting comes to CMC
Panels will focus on science and management There are still considerable areas of healthy forest in Summit County, but nobody really talks about them anymore. SUMMIT COUNTY — Conservation experts,...
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Summit County: Pine beetle numbers drop sharply
Only a few pockets of high activity remain Large swaths of Summit County forests survived the latest pine beetle epidemic. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. SUMMIT COUNTY — The mountain pine beetle epidemic that...
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Forests: Red, dead needles burn faster
Researchers continue to pinpoint the fire risk associated with beetle-killed trees. New study helps quantify ignition time of beetle-killed trees By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Chemical changes in pine...
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Summit County: Task force to provide overview and update of local forest...
Learn more about local forest conditions this week with the Summit Forest Health Task Force. Aug. 29 lunch meeting includes info on local logging and restoration By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Local...
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Climate: Bark beetles invading high-elevation forests
Whitebark pines are in imminent danger of extinction, and global warming is one of the most significant threats to the species. Photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service. Researchers see threat to whitebark...
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Study: Colorado forests not doomed
New dawn for Colorado’s beetle-killed forests. Intensive research shows vigorous regrowth in beetle-killed tracts By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — After years of uncertainty over the future of Colorado’s...
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