Supporting biological
research to preserve,
protect, and sustain wildlife and other natural resources in the
Elk Mountains of Colorado, and the
urban and wildlife interface in the Roaring Fork Watershed.
LINKS:
Regional Bark Beetle
There are forests in Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota that are experiencing bark beetle epidemics at a historically unprecedented scale.
The purpose of this website is to share information and links about the beetles, the epidemics, the forest mortality, and resulting impacts.
The cause is stress, but it is not clear why they are stresed. Listen to RMRS aspen researcher Wayne Shepperd discuss the sobering concerns and significant challenges facing the Forest Service on KCFR's Colorado Matters.
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Downwind / Downstream
Threats to the Mountains and waters of the American West.
Film
Directed by Christopher McLeod
Produced by Robert Lewis and Christopher McLeod
in association with Environmental Research Group, Aspen
Narrated by Peter Coyote - See more -
Poison in the Rockies
Threats to water quality in the Colorado Rockies
Here is PBS's updated "Nova" version of the award-winning DOWNWIND/DOWNSTREAM, documenting the serious threat to water quality, sub-alpine ecosystems and public health in the Colorado Rockies from mining operations, acid rain and urbanization.
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Aspen Trees Dying at an Alarming Rate
Downwind / Downstream