Protecting Forest Health
Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
I championed legislation in the Senate to ensure that Colorado's forest managers have the resources they need to be stronger stewards of a vital and critical resource in our state. The bark beetle epidemic has killed approximately 41.7 million acres of trees throughout the western United States. As a result of a bipartisan amendment that I offered during consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill, we are in a stronger position to ensure that forestry health officials can head off the problem of insect infestation before it decimates more trees in watersheds and other critical areas of Colorado and the West.
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