{"id":114190,"date":"2015-03-03T19:51:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T02:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spruce-beetle-workshop-at-flc\/"},"modified":"2015-03-03T19:51:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T02:51:12","slug":"spruce-beetle-workshop-at-flc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/spruce-beetle-workshop-at-flc\/","title":{"rendered":"Spruce beetle workshop at FLC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a March 17 workshop to inform the public about spruce beetle killing many spruce trees in Colorado. The workshop is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union at Fort Lewis College.<\/span>Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service file photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aerial surveys found 53,000 beetle-infested acres in the San Juan National Forest in 2014.<\/p>\n

The cumulative impact of the beetle on the forest since 1996 stands at 209,000 acres, said Laurie Swisher, a forester with U.S. Forest Service in Durango.<\/p>\n

Acres infested in the five counties of Southwest Colorado were La Plata, 23,000; Archuleta, 40,000; Montezuma, 6,300; San Juan, 15,000; and Dolores, 22,000.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the workshop is to give everyone a baseline understanding of the beetle problem. Tom Eager, with the Forest Service research center in Gunnison, will lead the discussion.<\/p>\n

The workshop is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Vallecito Room in the Student Union at Fort Lewis College.<\/p>\n

Kara Chadwick, San Juan National Forest supervisor; foresters; and resource specialists will be available for informal talks at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

daler@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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