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

Forest Health Aerial Survey Results Announced

Landowner Guide to Living with Bark Beetles (pdf 2.7 MB)

Colorado State Forest Service ARRA Grants Information

Potential Impacts of MPB on Northern Front Range Ponderosa Pine Forests

Will MPB Epidemic Spread from Lodgepole to Ponderosa Pine along Front Range?
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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

Pine beetle infestation in a Colorado forest