References

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Articles, brochures, and papers

New reading:

•  "DOES IT PAY TO BE PROACTIVE AND MITIGATE FORMOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE?"; Bruce Benninghoff; Consulting Forester. This private paper is a validation of the efforts of Pine Brook Hills to protect against they type of devastation witnessed in other areas of Colorado.
• Start Your New Seedlings From Your Own Seed; Bruce Benninghoff; Consulting Forester. This private paper details what you need to know from seed collection through transplantation.
  
• "Evaluation of Declining Douglas-firs in the Pine Brook Hills Community, BoulderCounty, Colorado;" Kelly Sullivan Burns, Pathologist, Lakewood Service Center, USDA Forest Service, prepared this report after examining a number of Douglas firs in PBH. 
  
• Applying  Verbenone  dipensers.

• The County's new Bark Beetle Field Guide.  An excellent introduction to the mpb.
• Know when to cut and when to not cut. Review the PBH Cutting Guidelines.  In view of the current fire situation, home owners should cut as necessary (even during beetle flight season).  However, home owners should be careful to remove wood or chip, and to monitor remaining trees carefully.
• Planning on keeping downed wood for firewood? What you need to know so you don't invite beetles around.
• Building or remodeling?  Here are guidelines for protecting your trees  against construction damage.
• "A Northern Land Owner’s Guide to Living with Bark Beetles," published by the US Forest Service.
• New Scientist's article, "The beetle plague devastating North America's forests," updated 16:51 04 November 2011 by Andrew Nikiforuk, Magazine issue 2837.
• Jeffry Mitton's recent article on the changing habits of MPB (technical).
• A report on Jeffry Mitton's recent article on the changing habits of MPB (popular).
• Selected BMFPD Bulletins. 
• Daily Camera article, "Pine beetle epidemic flares in Boulder County's ponderosas," by Laura Snider, Camera Staff Writer.Mountain Pine Beetles, Colorado State University Extention, Publication 5.528.
• MPB flight season

Oh no! You've got beetles!

• Review the Tree Treatment options.
• Find contractors to help with tree work. (We try to keep these recommendations up to date and we welcome your input.) These are local contractors to help with trimming, cutting, and removing trees and slash. 
Remember:  BMFPD offers a full range of mitigation services, including removing beetle trees. A plus for using BMFPD services is that it allows us to keep extra fire fighters in the neighborhood and your payment supports our local fire efforts.

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