Colorado’s warm and dry winters have tipped the balance in a long-running ecological tug-of-war. The mountain pine beetles, native insects to the Centennial State, have recently exploded in numbers in ...

Jul 6, 2025 Jul 6, 2025 Updated Aug 4, 2025 Don Hardin's hillside was largely cleared of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle in April with help from his neighbors but now, in early July, an ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sounds the alarm about pine beetle outbreaks, there are steps ...

Mountain pine beetle outbreaks are expanding into lower-elevation ponderosa pine forests in Colorado. The dead, red trees resulting from beetle infestations increase the risk and severity of wildfires ...