CU is Coming to Grand County - Learn about climate change and the mountain pine beetle
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CU is Coming to Grand County - Learn about climate change and the mountain pine beetle
Date:
August 13, 2015
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM MDT
Event Description:
This CU event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so reserve your spot today! Registration Here. Registration closes August 11.
Please join Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano for a complimentary reception and program featuring CU Professor Jeff Mitton as he examines what we have learned from the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic. Other special guests include CU-Boulder Athletic Director Rick George and Ryan Chreist, Executive Director of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association. Our reception will feature complimentary heavy appetizers and a cash bar.
Please join Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano for a complimentary reception and program featuring CU Professor Jeff Mitton as he examines what we have learned from the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic. Other special guests include CU-Boulder Athletic Director Rick George and Ryan Chreist, Executive Director of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association. Our reception will feature complimentary heavy appetizers and a cash bar.
For decades, the cold winter months in the Rocky Mountain high country kept the forest safe from insects, but rising temperatures and a fast-adapting beetle fueled a "perfect storm" in Colorado's alpine areas. Warmer winters have opened access to forests 2,000 feet higher than was previously possible. With so much new habitat available, the crafty pine beetle doubled its reproductive rate and learned to penetrate even the most insect-resistant trees. The result was nearly unprecedented forest devastation that approached 100 percent in some areas, turning great swaths of the alpine pine forest coppery brown.
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