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  • Forest Map: Bark Beetles Are Ravaging Forests in Utah and The West

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    1) The conifer forests of Utah, particularly in the Uinta Range, have been severely impacted by bark beetles over the past decades, with over 13.6 million trees lost from 1998-2010 across 1.9 million acres. 2) Modeling by the U.S. Forest Service projects that the range and density of Engelmann spruce habitat in Utah and the Rocky Mountains will significantly shrink by 2030 and become very limited to just the Uinta Range by 2060 and 2090 due to climate change effects on bark beetle infestations. 3) With over 6.6 million acres of dead or dying conifer forests, Colorado has been the most affected western state by bark beet

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    1) The conifer forests of Utah, particularly in the Uinta Range, have been severely impacted by bark beetles over the past decades, with over 13.6 million trees lost from 1998-2010 across 1.9 million acres. 2) Modeling by the U.S. Forest Service projects that the range and density of Engelmann spruce habitat in Utah and the Rocky Mountains will significantly shrink by 2030 and become very limited to just the Uinta Range by 2060 and 2090 due to climate change effects on bark beetle infestations. 3) With over 6.6 million acres of dead or dying conifer forests, Colorado has been the most affected western state by bark beet

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    Forest Map: Bark Beetles Are Ravaging Forests in Utah and The West

    Enviado por

    The Salt Lake Tribune
    1) The conifer forests of Utah, particularly in the Uinta Range, have been severely impacted by bark beetles over the past decades, with over 13.6 million trees lost from 1998-2010 across 1.9 million acres. 2) Modeling by the U.S. Forest Service projects that the range and density of Engelmann spruce habitat in Utah and the Rocky Mountains will significantly shrink by 2030 and become very limited to just the Uinta Range by 2060 and 2090 due to climate change effects on bark beetle infestations. 3) With over 6.6 million acres of dead or dying conifer forests, Colorado has been the most affected western state by bark beet

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    Conifer mortality Bark beetles are ravaging the Wests forestlands

    Utah, Uinta Forest spotlight trouble with bark beetles


    The states conifer forests, particularly in the Uinta Range of northern Utah, have taken a huge hit, as evidenced by the red-shaded areas, shown right. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that from 1998-2010, 13.6 million conifer trees were lost to insects, primarily pine beetles, and disease. That represents about 1.9 million acres of forested area.
    15

    Bear River Range

    Engelmann spruce threat


    Dead or dying conifer forests
    80

    Great Salt Lake


    80

    Using a greenhouse gas emissions scenario that is proving conservative, the U.S. Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station projects a shrinking footprint for spruce in Utah and the Rocky Mountains.

    Current suitable habitat


    Engelmann spruce habitat across the West Uinta Mountains

    50 MILES

    Wash.
    15

    Mont.

    Book Cliffs MantiLa Sal National Forest

    Ore.

    Idaho Nev. Utah Ariz.

    U TA H

    Wyo. Colo. N.M.

    Calif.
    70

    By 2030
    Spruce density on the decline across the West

    Beetles altering forest landscape in the West


    With 6.6 million acres of dead or dying conifer forests, Colorado is the most aficted Western state. Utah is the ninthmost affected state.
    7 million acres

    Wash.
    15

    Mont.

    Escalante Mountains Zion National Park

    Ore.
    San Juan River drainage

    Idaho Nev. Utah Ariz.

    Wyo. Colo. N.M.

    Calif.

    Forest mortality due to bark beetles, Utah, 1998-2010, and the West, 1997-2009

    Wash.

    Mont.

    By 2060
    Uinta Range among last bastions for habitat

    Ore.
    6

    Wash. Idaho Wyo. Ore. Idaho Nev. Utah Ariz. Ariz. N.M. Wash. Ore. Idaho Nev. Utah Ariz.

    Mont.

    Wyo. Colo. N.M.

    Nev. Calif.

    Utah Colo. Calif.

    By 2090
    Engelmann habitat severely diminished

    Mont.

    Wyo. Colo. N.M.

    0
    Colo.

    6.6

    Mont.

    6.2

    Calif.

    5.5

    Idaho

    5.2

    Wyo.

    3.7

    Wash.

    3.6

    Ore.

    3.0

    Ariz.

    Utah

    2.3

    1.9

    N.Mex.

    1.8

    Nev.

    Calif.

    1.3

    Sources: International Journal of Plant Sciences, U.S. Forest Service

    Reported by Brandon Loomis, graphics by Todd Adams | The Salt Lake Tribune

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