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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 05 > Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies

Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies

By Matt Joyce / The Bulletin
May 5, 2008

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Vacationers will have fewer places to pitch their tents this summer in Colorado and Wyoming, and they can place the blame on bugs.

The U.S. Forest Service has closed some popular campgrounds in the two states because of concern that trees killed by the bark beetles....

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