Pine beetle kill is an environmental impact along large sections of the Colorado Trail, like seen here on Segment 17 from Sargents Mesa to Hwy 114 in central Colorado. It is estimated that 20% of ...

The terrifying beetle-kill headlines from the mid-2010s were as relentless and depressing as the swaths of rust-red dead lodgepole on your favorite drives or hikes in Grand County. Coloradans wondered ...

Out of about 4.1 million acres of pine forests across the state, more than 80 percent were impacted by the beetles between 1996 and 2013, according to aerial surveys conducted by the Colorado ...

Contrary to common beliefs, Western forests that have been decimated by pine beetles not more likely to burn than healthy forests By Jim Scott Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle ...

Colorado State Forest Service The terrifying beetle-kill headlines from the mid-2010s were as relentless and depressing as the swaths of rust-red dead lodgepole on your favorite drives or hikes in ...

The acres affected by the balsam bark beetle held steady at 27,000, but more of those trees die. Other pests like the spruce budworm can damage trees but don’t necessarily kill them, West said.