[CedarDave]

In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where I use to own property, all the smart stewards of the land would immediately cut down an infected tree. They would also cut down any trees near the infected one, to prevent the spread of the bark beetle.

Same with me. Except I had the adjacent trees sprayed with pesticide (shudder!!). I've lost only two mature pinon pines to the beetles whereas whole areas of forest from Santa Fe south to ABQ have been devastated during the past three years.

[Flycatcher]

As I’ve always said, Cedar Dave, you can’t talk logic with a treehugger and you can’t spell “environmentalist” without E-V-I-L.