2. COLORADO WATER WORKSHOP 2013 The New Normal Beetles and Fire: What Happens Next? Tom Eager USDA Forest Service Gunnison Service Center

3. Bark beetles in CO – 1996 to present

5. MPB in Pondo and LPP

6. Mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae

7. Spruce beetle in ES

8. The spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis

11. "However, there is no compelling evidence yet for runoff changes caused by the current MPB infestation, and there is increasing evidence that the story is much more complex than the simple “fewer live trees = more runoff” formulation.”

14. “Multiple independent studies have found that water quality changes in watersheds infested by mountain pine beetles are minor; the positive growth response of the remaining forest vegetation and increased demand for soil nutrients are the likely explanation." Science You Can Use Bulletin October 2012

17. Wildfire Impacts on Water Quality Tom Meixner, Ph.D. – University of California, Riverside Department of Environmental Sciences and Pete Wohlgemuth – United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station "dramatic increases in TOC, complex organic compunds and ionic mineral concerntration"

19. HAZARD: is the source of potential damage, harm or adverse effects RISK: the chance or probability of harm or adverse effect resulting from a hazard

20. RISK HAZARD

24. Factors affecting Wildfire Severity: Fire history, soil type, vegetation type and density, watershed size, terrain, land use, seasonality

25. Factors affecting Wildfire Severity: Fire history, soil type, vegetation type and density, watershed size, terrain, land use, seasonality

28. Q: Was there a particular turning point that you noticed when you really came to the realization that this was something different? Hahnenberg: Well it was probably the day we came in and initially stated to manage the fire, which was June 10th. When you have a large wild land fire under these conditions of drought and very low fuel moisture, coupled with dead trees scattered across the landscape, it’s a dramatic situation when it happens to be in a place where people live.

29. Video of high park