Pine Beetle Infestation (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Pine Beetle Infestation

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The mountain pine beetle infestation decimating the high country in Colorado and the West may trigger earlier snowmelt and increased water yields, says a new CU-Boulder study. Tevis Blom, shown here taking a hemispheric photo of a tree canopy, was one of four undergraduates who participated in the study.

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Evan Pugh, University of Colorado

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