Colorado’s popular recreation areas were hit especially hard by the epidemic. Out of about 4.1 million acres of pine forests ...

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland published in Trees ...

Bark beetles have hard, smooth, stout bodies and range from 1.3 to 2.9 mm in length, depending on gender and species. The majority of bark beetles are female; males are smaller and flightless. Adult ...

Crews finished up the last of the tree pruning activity in Okotoks last week, giving way to the annual elm pruning ban. The ...

Western balsam bark beetles are infesting trees in higher elevations in northwest Colorado, according to the CSFS. Piñon Ips beetles and Douglas-fir beetles are also threatening forests in the area.

The Colorado State Forest Service released its annual forest health report, a deep dive into the condition of Colorado’s ...

The annual ban on pruning elm trees in Saskatchewan begins April 1 and will remain in place until August 31. This measure is ...

The good news is we know Colorado is on the right path to address these challenges and foster forests and communities that are resilient to wildfire and forest pests.” The 2024 Report on the Health of ...