The trees there are nearing the end of their natural life cycle, anyway. These forests are old and overgrown for lodgepoles, without the benefits of beautiful old growth forest. I hope we can figure out how to help the land grow back in a more healthy state.
I'm sure the absence of cold snaps is to blame, but one of the loggers clearing the beetlekill told us that the Feds forbade loggers from clearing off infestations on govt. land, due to environmental concerns. This logger was pretty pissed because lots of his friends had to move away when work dried up, but I think he was on to something about government land incubating these little buggers.
The clever Sierra Club lawyers make alot of money filing stupid lawsuits.
The Sierra Club has been taken over by these lawyers.
The foresters are prevented from using science in their decisions.
Sad.