Ken, how bad are the pine beetles in Buena Vista?
We were getting fairly bad here in Vallecito until the Missionary Ridge fire came through. Since the fire, I haven't found any newly infested trees on our property. And it's been relatively wet for the most part since that fire year.
I should add that thankfully when the fire hit our property it stayed mostly on the ground and cleared out a lot of underbrush but spared many of the old tall pines. The fire crews out there did a lot to (including helicopter drops) save our property and it worked very well. Just a few feet into the National Forrest behind the property, almost all the tress were destroyed.
Matt
Lake Forest, CA
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