[Tijeras_Slim]

If the trees are not harvested within 12 to 18 months, they will become so infested with insects and disease that they will become unusable.

This is correct. A buddy of mine who had his ranch in the Pecos burned in 2000 was able to clear much of the dead wood on his property, but the National Forest wood is rotten with insects. Combined with the drought her in NM, some 80-90% of the pinion trees in Northern NM are going to die from bark beetle infestation.

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[CedarDave]

80-90%? I'm not sure the total is as high as that statewide, Slim, but in some areas, especially along North 14 north of San Pedro parks and along 285 north of Ojo Caliente, it looks like a "dry" forest fire went through there. In these locations, 80-90% is about right.