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What landowners can do now: spotting infested trees, handling 'hot logs' and local resources
Summary
State foresters offered practical guidance for homeowners and landowners facing mountain pine beetle: look for red or fading trees, consider selective preventive sprays for prized trees, do not move untreated infested wood, and consult livewildfireready.org and local hot‑log yard maps (being compiled) for disposal options.
Following technical briefings about landscape‑scale risk, county and state staff spent time answering practical landowner questions.
Doctor West outlined how to spot infestation and the typical timeline: lightly infested trees may not show symptoms immediately, but trees infested the previous summer typically turn red and die within about a year. He described preventive…
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