The 2009 Notable Trees of Colorado Calendar is now available. Mountain High continues to sponsor and support this project of the Colorado Tree Coalition.

Becky Wegner chairs the committee for the Colorado Tree Coalition that created this colorful and informative calendar with photographs of champion and notable trees throughout Colorado. 

The calendar includes a local notable trees. the champion one-seed juniper in Garden of the Gods is featured on the cover and in the month of February.

If you love trees or want to learn more about them, this is a calendar for you. They are available through the Colorado Tree Coalition’s web site at www.coloradotrees.org. 

Mountain Pine Beetles in the High Country.

Recent newspaper articles have focused on the mountain pine beetle epidemics in the High Country, particularly Summit and Grand Counties. This is a truly stand-replacing event in the lodgepole forests at higher elevations

Other bark beetles such as balsam fir beetle and spruce beetle are also at epidemic levels in many fir and spruce forests.

Warm winters, aging forests and a massive build-up of beetle populations are contributing factors to these epidemics.

An epidemic of mountain pine beetle is also occurring in ponderosa pine up Ute Pass and in Woodland Park. This epidemic is more cyclical in nature and has devastated large areas as well.

We have yet to see a surge in mountain pine beetle in Colorado Springs, but it will be important to monitor, especially in the native ponderosa forests.

Mountain High tries to keep up-to-date on what is happening elsewhere so we can recommend the appropriate care for your trees. In many cases we will recommend protective sprays. Please call us if you have questions.