Beetle Kill Pine Logs for Denver Zoo

There are logs available from the pine bark beetle infestation that can be used like any other timber. Some beetle killed pine has a blue stain from the beetle's activity, other logs are clear. These photos show some large logs that have been approved for use at the Asian Tropics Project at the Denver Zoo.

Stand of Beetle Killed Pine

Typical hillside showing results of the beetle infestation. This scene is repeated throughout the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and Wyoming. Photo was taken near Breckenridge, CO in September 2010.

Beetle Kill Pine Summit County, CO

This is a standing lodgepole pine that has been killed by the pine bark beetle. Photo taken in Summit County Colorado