Resources for Student Research  Pine Beetle Mania Activity  CSU Mountain Pine Beetle Information  CSU Mountain Pine Beetle Management Resources  CSU Bark Beetle Brochure  Western Forests and Mountains Guide  Boulder Magazine Mountain Pine Beetle Article  USDA Forest Service: Western U.S. Bark Beetles and Climate Change  CU-Boulder's Learn More About Climate Change Initiative  Interview with CU-Boulder Professor and beetle expert Thomas Veblen  Colorado Climate Report on Precipitation  Colorado Climate Report on Temperature  Natural Resources Conservation Service: Snow Pack Data  Natural Resources Conservation Service: Snow Pack Graph Other Resources  Bark Beetle Talk by CU-Boulder's Jeremy Smith  USFS Video: Bark Beetle Effects on Forests in the West  Climate Change and Mountain Pine Beetle Toolkit

Additional Resources (some are the same as those listed above)

Pine Bark Beetles Mountain Pine Beetle Mania A resource designed to bring the biology and issues surrounding the mountain pine beetle into the spotlight for junior high science students, centered on the impacts of the beetle in Alberta, Canada. Mountain Pine Beetles

Colorado State University Forest Service Colorado State University Forest Service has created a website containing several documents about the effects of the Mountain Pine Beetle on the local environment. CSU Forest Service Pine Beetle Information

Colorado State University Forest Service A PDF with information about bark beetles, trees affected by the beetle, and solutions for protecting and treating trees. CSU Forest Service: Pine Beetles and Trees

GlobalChange.gov This document connects the effects of climate change to the expanding mountain pine beetle problem in western forests and mountains. Pine Beetles and Climate Change

Boulder Magazine An article featured in Boulder Magazine about the mountain pine beetle, its origins, and its capacity to dramatically alter natural landscapes. Boulder Magazine Pine Beetle Article

USDA Forest Service The USDA Forest Service's Climate Change Resource Center provides information about the mountain pine beetle problem, likely environmental changes, and options for management. USDA Forest Service Pine Beetle Information

University of Colorado Jeremy Smith from CU-Boulder's Department of Geography discusses why the mountain pine beetle population has erupted in the last decade. Why has the Mountain Pine Beetle Population Erupted in the Last Decade?

The U.S. Forest Service The U.S. Forest Service shares information and links about mountain pine beetles, the epidemics, forest mortality, and resulting impacts. Pine Beetle Impacts Environmental Protection Agency A lesson plan for grades 5-8 about the impact of climate change on the mountain pine beetle and western forests. Mountain Pine Beetle Climate Change Lesson Plan