Mountain Pine Beetle Information

adult mountain pine beetle

The Northern Front Range Mountain Pine Beetle Working Group consists of local government agencies coordinating efforts in the midst of the mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic moving to Colorado’s Front Range.  The organization is working closely with the Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership Roundtable to utilize the most current information available.  One of the primary purposes of the working group is to provide a centralized source for mountain pine beetle-related information to the public.

News & Events

CSFS Receives $10.7 Million in Stimulus Funds
Potential Impacts of MPB on Northern Front Range Ponderosa Pine Forests
Sept. 15 - Pine Beetle Informational Workshop in Livermore, Colo.
Rocky Mountain Research Station - Hot Topic: Bark Beetle
Will MPB Epidemic Spread from Lodgepole to Ponderosa Pine along Front Range?
Read the report...
1996-2008 Colorado Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Map

Frequently Asked Questions

This section provides basic answers to some of the most often asked questions, as well as links to websites where more information is available.

Biomass
Fire Behavior & Mitigation
General Forest Health / About the Beetle
Government Actions & Mitigation Efforts
Landowner Concerns / Personal Property Owner Issues
Recreation
Treatment

Partners

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
Colorado State Forest Service
Colorado State University Extension
Region 2 Bark Beetle Incident Management Team
Rocky Mountain National Park
Boulder County
Clear Creek County
Gilpin County
Jefferson County
Larimer County

2010 Colorado Front Range Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Map

Note: The blue- and orange-colored sections indicate the presence of some mortality occurrence, but do not provide information about the severity of loss across these forested areas.

Click on the map to view a large version (1.3 MB pdf) 

Click on the 2010 Front Range MPB epidemic map to view a large version (1.3 MB pdf).