Mountain pine beetle infestation killed the trees fueling the High Park fire
The periodic cycle of destruction allows forests of the lodgepole, like its cousin the ponderosa, to regenerate, he added.
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Add CommentIf the people of Larimer County play their cards right and prepare for it, they'll have a billion dollar bonanza next year when the morel mushrooms pop up in the burnsite.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisSeriously - a billion dollars. Check what happened after the wildfires in California a few years back.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisJust another GW event we need to get use to. Only because the warmer temps the beetles didn't die off in winter thus inceasing way north.
These trees need to be turned into biofuel pellets, etc as fast as possible would make 1,000's of jobs and a ready market in Europe waiting.
They will turn into CO2 anyway so best to displace other fuels with them before they go to waste.
Since this has happened many times before we shouldn't blame it on global warming. So far the last few years has matched the early 1930s quite well. The continuing over consumption of the USA and the industrialization of India and China has added a great deal to global pollution. For simple health reasons we need to get converted to truly green energy sources that are cheap and reliable. I don't think the technology for that is market ready in most areas. Wind where I live is a net loser and is unreliable. Other places it is more cost effective. Solar is close to being competitive here but installation costs are still too high.
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