Category: Boulder County
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SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS: Beetle-Killed Forests Do NOT Increase Chance of Wildfire (Can Actually Burn LESS Often); “Thinning” Ineffective or Counterproductive at Slowing Big Waves
Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ and Department of Natural Resources’ recent claim that the latest natural wave of native mountain pine…
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Brand New “Biggest Logging Project in Colorado History” Brings Front Range Total to Half-Million Acres and Seventeen Roadless Areas
This week, the U.S. Forest Service proposed what is now the largest public land logging scheme of the century (and…
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Boulder County, Colorado Won’t Stop Clearcutting Public Lands
Boulder County, Colorado—where 79% of the electorate voted for Kamala Harris in 2024—continues to almost completely ignore the overwhelming body…
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LETTER: Coverage of forest science/public opinion
Barbara Davis, The Mountain-Ear, September 13, 2025 Dear Editor, I was disappointed to see two articles in a row from The…
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Dave Hallock: Focus more on home hardening less on forest management
Letter to the editor, The Mountain-Ear, August 22, 2025
The Colorado Smokescreen 