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Mountain Pine Beetle

Mtn. pine beetle is a problem across the entire West _________Pine beetle spread in Gilpin County

Mountain Pine Beetle fact sheet

Research on how to protect your trees from pine beetle - what works, what doesn't

When will the beetles fly? In lodgepole pine, beetles can emerge as early as early July, peaking in late July to early August, and ending by early Sept. Reports of "beetles flying early" are usually misidentification of other beetles, such as red turpentine beetles, or ips beetles.

Updated information on preventatively spraying your trees against pine beetle

What to do with your infested trees

New! You can bring infested logs to Road and Bridge to be chipped (Log specifications). 4' length minimum, logs accepted M-W 8 am to 4 pm, you MUST call Road and Bridge (303-582-5004) in advance.

New! Up-to-date info on pine beetle on the Front Range! www.frontrangepinebeetle.org

Solar treating pine-beetle attacked trees to prevent infestation of new trees

NEW! The Status of Our Scientific Understanding of Lodgepole Pine and Mountain Pine Beetles – A Focus on Forest Ecology and Fire Behavior

Bark Beetles

Rocky Mtn Region USFS info on pine beetle

Colorado State Forest Service home page

Legislative reponse to MPB

The upside to pine beetle: aspen populations are less than half what they used to be, and the pine beetle will help them. Click here to see a movie about the aspen decline

Our Future Forests

Other forest health issues

Taking care of your forest

Fire mitigation

New!: Excellent, thought-provoking video - what you can do to keep your home from catching on fire, even in the case of a crown fire: "Wildfire!Preventing home ignition"

Preventing disaster: Home Ignitability in the Wildland-Urban Interface

Landowner's guide to thinning

Ips beetles

Dwarf mistletoe

My aspen trees are turning orange! Should I worry?

My aspen tree leaves have little bumps on them. Should I worry?

Colorado State Forest Service

 

Weeds

Noxious Weeds ID and control for Gilpin County

Water

Mountain water is a tricky subject to understand. The Jeffferson County Planning Department has produced some excellent information about mountain water - where it comes from, what the issues are. Click to read Water Smarts: A Homeowner's guide to Mountain Ground Water.

Most mountain wells tap into water-filled fractures in the bedrock. Click to view a picture of the water cycle in a fractured rock environment, also from the Jefferson County Planning Department.

Information regarding private wells for home use.

Drinking water and health.

Wells used for drinking water should be tested for the presence of coliform bacteria every one to two years. Click here to read more information about bacteria in water wells.

Unlike public water supplies, which are regularly monitered, the responsibility for assuring a safe supply of private well water rests solely with the homeowner. Regular testing of your well is necessary to determine whether your water is safe to drink. You can get it tested at the CSU Soil, Water and Plant Testing lab. You can choose to the routine test and/or also test for heavy metals (a good idea if you live near mine tailings). The Colorado State Department of Public health also has a water testing lab, and they can also do bacteria and radon tests in addition to the tests available at CSU.

NEW! The Gilpin County Public and Environmental Health Services Department can test for bacteria in-house. Call 303-582-5803 for more information.

Click for more information on Drought.

 

Interested in weather? Join Co-co-rahs - the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. CoCoRaHS is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities, to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. Call the office for more details.

Plants

Mountain gardening website - created by Mountain Master Gardeners

Native plant master program

Native plants of Colorado - brought to you by The Native Plant Master Program

 

Wildlife

Coexisting with wildlife - from the Dept. of Wildlife

Wildlife Conflicts

Living with bears

Living with coyotes

Living with mountain lions

Wild bird feeding tips

Wildlife in your garden

Where to watch wildlife in Colorado

Wildlife as a farm and ranch business

Dogs and wildlife

 

Hunting

Field care of big game

Cutting up a big game carcass

Information on regulations, testing for CWD, hunter safety classes, and more from the Colorado Division of Wildlife

 

Small acreage Management

Managing small acreage during and after drought

CSU's small acreage management website

Resource-rich site to help you plan your land use

Considering a conservation easement? Here are some insights from landowners

Recreation on private land

How many horses are too many for your land? Visit the Adams County website on grazing management- assume the lowest end of forage production in the mountains.

Landowning Colorado Style

Boulder Extension's pasture management page

Guide to poisonous plants to livestock

 

 

 

 

 

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