Pine beetles and wind storms have created dangerous conditions around trails near Nederland
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Forest Service crews will tackle yet another patch of beetle-killed forest sometime in early June, logging about 330 acres in the popular West Magnolia recreation area near Nederland.
The area will be closed for most of the summer, as the agency tries to mitigate safety concerns associated with intense fire potential, and hazard trees weakened by mountain pine beetles, as well as recent wind events. (more…)
Filed under: biking, climate and weather, Colorado, Environment, Forest health, forests, hiking, pine beetles and wildfires, public lands, recreation | Tagged: Arapaho Roosevelt national forest, Forest health, logging, Mountain pine beetle, United States Forest Service, West Magnolia recreation area | Leave a Comment »



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