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A wide shot of a Colorado Front Range forest showing extensive damage and dead trees caused by a severe pine beetle infestation.

Pine beetles decimate 5,444 acres of Front Range ponderosa pines

In 2025, pine beetles chewed through 5,444 acres of ponderosa pine in Colorado's Front Range, a staggering 148% increase in activity from the previous year.

Adam Jankowski·May 25, 2026