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Beetle Status
300000+ acres currently infested Plots in upper Chewaucan appear static No changes from 2007 to 2008 Beetles appear to be moving:
North: Thompson Reservoir area South/west: Bly Area South/east: Lower Chewaucan
Miscellaneous Observations
Soil Moisture Low around live trees and high around infected trees (Dying trees stop releasing moisture also in preferred (best sites) Lodgepole Cambium moisture higher in dying trees than live trees, and low in dead trees (Healthy fast growing lodgepole are selected) Uninfected trees generally had no beetle holes indicating they were targeted differently than the infected trees. (Large surface area of largest lodgepole appears to cause beetles to release pheromones attracting more beetles) Infected trees had an average of 4.3 beetles holes per square foot
Currier Springs
Currier Springs
Cummins Creek
Beetle Entry
Rock Springs
Rock Springs
Ingram
North of Ingram
Campbell Lake
Campbell
OT
13.3
12.45
113.3
56.3
109.26
179
30
6559.9
CurrierS
OT
11.92
10.66
84.61
47.7
65.56
112.1
19
4893.8
Ingram
OT
13.85
13.32
49.21
70.6
51.49
83
13.8
4027.8
LeeThom
OT
15.92
15.64
39.48
71.9
54.59
83.3
13.7
4268.6
RockSp
OT
9.76
9.51
99.63
42.2
51.78
95.9
16.6
1677.1
SFSycan
OT
11.04
10.95
37.85
38.5
25.18
44.4
7.6
1264.8
Avg/Acre
Lodgepole
12.6
12.1
70.7
54.5
59.6
99.6
16.8
3782.0
Inhibit large game occupation Dense standing and dense when DWD
Fire potential
Very high in snag stage
400+ stems per stand 50% dead / 90% largest trees dead Ladder fuels 5 to 20 years?
Fire results
70% extremely hot over 90% of area All vegetation destroyed
Dead, living, regenerating trees
Recommendations
Uneven age ecosystem and regenerated seedlings worth preserving
Well stocked with trees 4 10 inch DBH
Meets recommended BA of 40 sq. ft / acre
Good number of trees > 40 ft tall Well stocked with seedlings < 10 ft tall
Divide areas into similar units within watersheds and separate with 100m boundaries
Fire restricted to a small area (500 acres) Will create a diverse mosaic over time that will be more resistant to beetle infestations and catastrophic fire
Beetle Proofing?
Beetles appear to prefer large lodgepole Beetles appear to leave when stand densities are lower (BA 40 60) Beetles take 3 or more years to kill large Ponderosa
(Reduce density of large lodgepole and manage for stratified stands)