tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post5913796295782246445..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Chainsaws Rev Up in Northern ColoradoChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-42783126411622686502009-10-29T09:06:45.065-06:002009-10-29T09:06:45.065-06:00Oh yes, I have had to cut down several beetle-kill...Oh yes, I have had to cut down several beetle-killed pines on my property. <br /><br />But I am leaving one tall one for the cavity nesters and in the hope that it will draw the flickers away from making holes in the rental cabin.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-86597601324202496092009-10-29T00:07:08.146-06:002009-10-29T00:07:08.146-06:00Hi Chas--Keep your chainsaw sharp,beetles are here...Hi Chas--Keep your chainsaw sharp,beetles are here in the San Isabel NF and we will be facing the same issues as those from northern Colo forests. In a discussion with the San Carlos District Ranger, Paul Crespin, 2 weeks ago, he said they have found the beetles in mixed conifers in the Nat Forest south of the Arkansas River as well as up in Leadville area.SeEtta Mosshttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-45718187995997342592009-10-16T17:16:35.856-06:002009-10-16T17:16:35.856-06:00Do you suppose that next they'll have a progra...Do you suppose that next they'll have a program to cut down Ponderosa pines to keep people from being killed by the cones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com