November 29, 2009
A once heavily forested hillside on the south side of Burgess Creek Road has been stripped of mature lodgepole pines infested with pine beetles.
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Logging set for areas hit by pine beetle infestation
A massive tree-removal project will affect areas including Spring Creek, Fish Creek, Burgess Creek and the base of Steamboat Ski Area in an effort to mitigate hazards created by the bark beetle epidemic.
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