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New York Times article on bark beetle impact in the West

"From New Mexico to British Columbia, the region’s signature pine forests are succumbing to a huge infestation of mountain pine beetles that are turning a blanket of green forest into a blanket of rust red. Montana has lost a million acres of trees to the beetles, and in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming the situation is worse." More: don't miss the related video on "America's Disappearing Forests"

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November 18, 2008