Here are a couple of great links for information on the US Park Service beetle prevention plans at one of America’s iconic locations, Mount Rushmore. The first is an informational piece in National Parks Traveler about the beginning of the 2010 beetle prevention campaign at Rushmore.
The second is a more opinionated piece piece in Wildfire Todayy from March 1st, 2010 that has some good information on the details of the Rushmore campaign and also highlights some questionable allocations made in budgeting the prevention project.
According to the National Parks Traveler,
The most active area of MPB infestation and highest concentration of tree mortality is in close proximity to the (Rushmore) memorial and the oncoming infestation has recently been observed within the park as well.
Maybe we should create a blockhead President section, where the beetle kill pines are carved into totems of our lesser leaders? Just sayin.
