Tag Archives: forest fire

Does beetle kill contribute to forest fires?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Pine-bark beetles are decimating forests throughout the West. At the same time, we’ve had intense forest fires recently in Colorado and Arizona. What is the connection between bark beetles and forest fires? Most people assume there is one. It seems … Continue reading →

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A year after forest fire

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

A year ago today, the Flagstaff Fire roared across the mountaintops at the western edge of Boulder. Down below, we anxiously followed the plume of smoke, tracing the widening circle of flames across the peaks. Was this the big one, … Continue reading →

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Seven weeks after the Flagstaff Fire

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m delighted to welcome guest blogger Dave Sutherland, who provides this peek at our local forest recovering from a recent fire. Dave is a naturalist interpreter with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, where the fire burned … Continue reading →

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