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In the News

Senator praises Smuggler beetle work during visit
Andrew Travers | 7/26/10
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Sen. Udall to visit Aspen's Smuggler Mtn
AT Staff Report | 7/21/10
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Helicopter ops on Smuggler this week
Andrew Travers | 6/14/10
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Steamboat woodworkers rescue beetle-killed pine
Mike Lawrence | 6/13/10
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Beetle kill to topple 100,000 trees a day
Dennis Webb | 4/21/10
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Pitkin County gives nod to Smuggler beetle plan
Janet Urquhart | 4/20/10
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Strategy Offers Hope in Beetle Battle
David Frey | 3/15/10
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What's Killing the Great Forests of the American West?
Jim Robbins | 3/15/10
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Study finds Smuggler beetle battle effective |
Aspen Daily News | 3/15/10
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USDA Forest Service Research & Development Highlights 2008-2009
01/10
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Beetle project near Aspen a success
Aspen Times | 12/18/09
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Governor: Efforts like Aspen's vital in pine beetle battle
Aspen Times | 12/18/09
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Ritter touts new funds for beetle fight,says saving forests will create jobs
Aspen Daily News | 12/18/09
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Forest Service taps For The Forest for Hunter Creek trail protection
New public-private partnership designed to keep public access safe
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Hazard Trees in Hunter Creek to be Focus of Forest Project
Aspen Times | 12/9/09
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New partnership to maintain Hunter Creek area trails
Aspen Daily News | 12/09/09
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Aspen symposium to put focus on forest health
Aspen Times | 12/4/09
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Beetles: The Big Picture
Aspen Daily News | 12/5/09
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Bark Beetle Infestation Offers Warning on Delicate Workings of Climate Disruption
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Events

SATURDAY: Udall to Recognize Collaborative Efforts in Pitkin County to Fight Bark Beetle Epidemic on Smuggler Mountain

Local groups add U.S. Forest Service to coalition addressing bark beetle outbreak

What: Senator Udall will join local groups fighting the bark beetle epidemic.

When: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 4:00 p.m. MDT

Where: Smuggler Mountain Trail Platform Area, near downtown Aspen, Pitkin County

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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Smuggler Mountain forestry work will continue, though no more closures will occur. Users should expect minor delays along roads and trails for the next 2-3 weeks due to heavy equipment work.
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Place-Based Strategies: Pine Beetles & Forest Health
- A Best Practices Symposium -
December 17, 2009

Highlights Video:

(Highlights, 15 minutes)

Video and Photo's courtesy: Colorado Division of Wildlife, EcoFlight, Grassroots TV, & Jonathan Kloberdanz.

For the speaker list, click here.
For the agenda, click here.
To watch the full symposium, click on the links below. It is 6 hours in total, broken into three 2 hour segments.

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VERBENONE WORKSHOP VIDEO - June 11, 2009
You can view a taped version of the FTF Verbenone workshop from June 11, 2009 at Carbondale Town Hall
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(To view the video you need either windows media player or flip for mac)

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SIGN UP FOR SUMMER 2010 FOREST EDUCATION CLASSES!!
For The Forest in partnership with ACES is hosting a range of fun and interesting forest education classes.
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THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR EXECUTION OF THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP PLAN!!! For the Forest is very grateful to City Council, the County Commissioners, and staff for their swift actions in creating, supporting, and successfully executing the Smuggler Mountain Stewardship Plan. We look forward to where our collaborative efforts can take us in community forest stewardship!

DAHL ASSESSMENT REPORT

This plan details the current state of the forests in Smuggler/Hunter Creek. To download a PDF of the Smuggler/Hunter Creek Vegetation Management Assessment

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FOREST HEALTH SURVEYS
In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, our science advisers have been touring the Roaring Fork Valley to identify areas for the next biological forest surveys.
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE RINGTONE!!
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CLICK HERE TO READ "THE MERRITT EXPERIENCE," AN ACCOUNT OF HOW ONE COMMUNITY IN CANADA SAVED ITS FORESTS.

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SIGN UP FOR SUMMER 2010 FOREST EDUCATION CLASSES!
For The Forest in partnership with ACES is hosting a range of fun and interesting forest education classes.
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FOLLOW FOR THE FOREST ON TWITTER!
Get updates and links to the leading science on forest health.
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SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT FINAL REPORT
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LEARN ABOUT THE SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN PROJECT
FAQ to bring you up to speed with what happened on Smuggler Mountain.
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GET VERBENONE TO TREAT YOUR TREES, LEARN HOW TO USE IT
Find out where you can buy Verbenone in the Roaring Fork Valley, and how to apply it to protect your trees from the mountian pine beetle.
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"A CALL TO ACTION"
View the 2009 short documentary about the mountain pine beetle epidemic by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Greg Poschman. Narrated by Olympic medalist Chris Klug, the film details the consequences of living close to forests infected by pine beetle and an outline of what residents can do.
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THE MERRITT EXPERIENCE
Learn about Merritt, British Columbia, a small town that was successful in saving their trees from mountain pine beetle devastation with a forest management plan.
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ANIMATED BEETLE KILL MAP
View a Colorado State map to see how the mountain pine beetle infestation has been progressing
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