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COLORADO WATER WORKSHOP 2013 The New Normal Beetles and Fire: What Happens Next? Tom Eager USDA Forest Service Gunnison Service Center

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Bark beetles in CO 1996 to present

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MPB in Pondo and LPP

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Mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae

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Spruce beetle in ES

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The spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis

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"However, there is no compelling evidence yet for runoff changes caused by the current MPB infestation, and there is increasing evidence that the story is much more complex than the simple fewer live trees = more runoff formulation.

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