[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

In terms of pine beetle at least this seems promising for the near term in that the population has declined 98% since the peak in 2019.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...line-1.7076300

I wonder if there is a measure of standing deadfall from pine beetles. What is the lag period for fires and other methods to clear out all of the highly flammable wreckage from the 2019 peak? Are we close, or a long way to go?