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Resorts, mountain towns battling pine beetles

By Joanne Kelley
Scripps Howard News Service — July 7, 2006

Friday, July 7, 2006

WINTER PARK, Colo. — This ski town has stepped up its campaign to battle pine beetles, which have killed countless trees and threatened others in the surrounding valley and nearby counties. Everyone, including residents, local government and giant resort operator Intrawest Corp., has been footing the bill to blunt the bugs' impact on a swath of Colorado, whose economy depends heavily on its scenic lands. "The situation will get worse. It's one of those things that grows exponentially ea ...

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